Table of Contents

Part 1: Overview/Setting 1. Introduction Robert E. Looney 2. International Relations John Tirman 3. Beyond Iraq: Lasting Issues for the US in the Middle East Lawrence J. Korb and Daniel de Wit 4. The US Foreign Aid Policy to the Middle East Hilton Root, Yan Li and Kanishka Balasuriya 5. US Relations with International Organizations Rodrigo Tavares and Michael Schulz 6. War in the Middle East Dan Moran 7. Globalization as a Mediating Force in US-MENA Relations Anoushiravan Ehteshami 8. Proliferation in the Persian Gulf and Middle East: Challenges for US Policy James A. Russell 9. US Relations with Islamic Groups in the Middle East Heather S. Gregg 10. The US and the Geopolitics of Middle Eastern Oil Anas F. Alhajji 11. The Middle East and US Energy Security Anas F. Alhajji 12. Peace Process Stephen Zunes 13. US Economic and Governance Reform Efforts in the Middle East: Conceptual Difficulties and Practical Realities Robert E. Looney Part 2: Perceptions 14. The Arab Street Stephen Glain 15. US-Middle East Relations: Right of Return, Independence and the `Peace Process’: The View from Palestine Naseer Aruri 16. US-Jordan Relations: The King Abdullah II Era: An Analytical Study Adnan M. Hayajneh 17. Pakistan’s Perceptions of US Middle East Policy Shahid Javed Burki Part 3: Country Studies North Africa 18. The US and Algeria: Hostility, Pragmatism and Partnership Yahia H. Zoubir 19. The US and Morocco: The Long-Lasting Alliance Yahia H. Zoubir 20. The US and Tunisia: Model of Stable Relations Yahia H. Zoubir 21. The US and Libya: The Lengthy Road to Reconciliation Yahia H. Zoubir 22. US Relations with Egypt: An Overview Michael Collins Dunn The Levant 23. Turkey and the US Lenore G. Martin 24. American Foreign Policy in Lebanon Anne Marie Baylouny 25. Missed Opportunities: Co-operation and Confrontation in the US-Syrian Relationship David W. Lesch 26. US-Jordan Bilateral Relations Jomana Amara 27. Who Lost the Middle East? The Collapse of the Neoconservative-led US-Israeli Hegemonic Project Leon Hadar The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) Countries 28. Close Allies, Ambivalent Partners: The Role of the UAE in US Gulf Policy Christian Koch 29. US Relations with Qatar Jill Crystal 30. US-Saudi Arabia Diplomatic Relations: An Evolutionary Process David E. Long 31. The Sultanate of Oman and the US Joseph A. Kéchichian 32. US-Bahrain Relations Jeffrey B. Nugent 33. Kuwait-US Relationship - A Small State Alliance with the Major Power: From Hesitant to Strategic Alliance Abdullah Alshayji Iran, Iraq, Yemen 34. Opting for the Lesser Evil: US Foreign Policy toward Iraq 1958–2008 Abbas Kadhim 35. Missed Opportunities and Political Blunders: The Tale of US-Iran Relations Mouchehr Dorraj and Hamid Zangeneh 36. The United States and Yemen: A History of Unfulfilled Expectations J.E. Peterson Index

About the Author

Robert E. Looney (Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA)