TY - BOOK AU - Akbarzadeh,Shahram TI - America's challenges in the greater Middle East: the Obama administration's policies SN - 9781137358813 U1 - 327.73056 22 PY - 2011///] CY - New York, NY PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - United States KW - Foreign relations KW - Middle East KW - BUEsh KW - 2009- KW - 21st century KW - BUSBOL KW - May2016 KW - February2020 KW - Reading book N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "The Middle East has been the centerpiece of American foreign policy for decades. As President Barack Obama faces continuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the nuclear debate in Iran and the ever-present Israeli-Palestinian conflict the future of this region is once again firmly in the international spotlight. America's Challenges in the Greater Middle East charts U.S. policy towards key Middle Eastern states and evaluates the impact of the current Administration's policies. This edited volume brings together scholarly opinion from a diverse range of world-recognized experts and is the definitive text on the Obama Administration's engagement with this volatile, yet politically vital, part of the world" ER -