Evolving empire: America's "emirates" strategy in the Persian Gulf

International Studies Perspectives

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-151

  O'Reilly, Marc J ^a   Renfro, Wesley B ^b  

^a HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bush administration; Empire; Persian Gulf; Strategy; U.S. foreign policy

Indexed keywords

CIVIL WAR; DEMOCRATIZATION; FOREIGN POLICY; POLITICAL CHANGE; TERRORISM;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AMERICA; PERSIAN GULF; UNITED STATES;

DANAUS PLEXIPPUS;

EID: 34249809402     PISSN: 15283577     EISSN: 15283585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-3585.2007.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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