The United States and Jordan : Middle East diplomacy during the Cold War
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The United States and Jordan : Middle East diplomacy during the Cold War
（Library of international relations, 65）
I.B. Tauris, 2014
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-250) and index
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Description
US foreign policy in the Middle East has faced a challenge in the years since World War II: balancing an idealistic desire to promote democracy against the practical need to create stability. Here, Cleo Bunch puts a focus on US policy in Jordan from the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 to 1970 and the run up to 'Black September'. These years saw a phase where the Middle East became a stage on which Cold War rivalries were played out, as the US was keen to encourage and maintain alliances in order to counteract Soviet influence in Egypt and Syria. Bunch's analysis of US foreign policy and diplomacy vis-a-vis Jordan will appeal to those researching both the history and the contemporary implications of the West's foreign policy in the Middle East and the effects of international relations on the region.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Kingdom of Dreams
Chapter 2: Containment and Contradictions
Chapter 3: 'It's all Personal'
Chapter 4: The New Frontier in Jordan
Chapter 5: Balancing Acts
Chapter 6: The Flight to Cairo
Chapter 7: The Bitter Pill
Chapter 8: Civil War
Conclusion
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