Historical Dictionary of United States-Middle East Relations

Second Edition

Peter L. Hahn

U.S. foreign relations in the Middle East has remained crucial through many decades and the complications facing the United States in the Middle East have become even more acute. While the United States downgraded its military operations in Iraq, that country failed to achieve a stable, democratic footing and instead experienced schism and civil strife. Israeli-Palestinian disputes over land, the status of refugees, and control of Jerusalem intensified, and international conflicts between Arab states and Israel escalated for the first time since the 1980s. The Arab Spring protest movements of 2011 and after ignited political turmoil across the region, leading to revolutionary change in several states and triggering persistent unrest and violence in Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq. During the recent decade, in short, the Middle East has become the most unstable, dangerous, and complicated region of the world and the United States remains near the center of the maelstrom.

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of United States-Middle East Relations contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on national leaders, non-governmental organizations, policy initiatives, and armed conflicts, as well as entries on such topics as intelligence, immigration, and weapons of mass destruction. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the US and Middle East Relations.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 378 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½

978-1-4422-6294-2 • Hardback • September 2016 • $129.00 • (£99.00)

978-1-4422-6295-9 • eBook • September 2016 • $122.50 • (£95.00)

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations

Subjects: Political Science / International Relations / Diplomacy, Reference / Dictionaries

Historical Dictionary of United States-Middle East Relations

Second Edition

Hardback

eBook

Summary

U.S. foreign relations in the Middle East has remained crucial through many decades and the complications facing the United States in the Middle East have become even more acute. While the United States downgraded its military operations in Iraq, that country failed to achieve a stable, democratic footing and instead experienced schism and civil strife. Israeli-Palestinian disputes over land, the status of refugees, and control of Jerusalem intensified, and international conflicts between Arab states and Israel escalated for the first time since the 1980s. The Arab Spring protest movements of 2011 and after ignited political turmoil across the region, leading to revolutionary change in several states and triggering persistent unrest and violence in Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq. During the recent decade, in short, the Middle East has become the most unstable, dangerous, and complicated region of the world and the United States remains near the center of the maelstrom.

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of United States-Middle East Relations contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on national leaders, non-governmental organizations, policy initiatives, and armed conflicts, as well as entries on such topics as intelligence, immigration, and weapons of mass destruction. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the US and Middle East Relations.

Details

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 378 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½

978-1-4422-6294-2 • Hardback • September 2016 • $129.00 • (£99.00)

978-1-4422-6295-9 • eBook • September 2016 • $122.50 • (£95.00)

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations

Subjects: Political Science / International Relations / Diplomacy, Reference / Dictionaries

Author

Peter L. Hahn is professor of history and dean of Arts & Humanities at Ohio State University. He is the author of 5 books and scores of articles and reviews on the history of the U.S. experience in the Middle East.

Table of Contents

Editor’s Foreword (Jon Woronoff)
Preface
Map
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Appendix: U.S. Presidents and Secretaries of State
Bibliography
About the Author