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1 online resource (228 pages) |
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Intro -- Introduction -- Contents -- Chapter 1: The Theoretical Foundations of the U.S. Foreign Policy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Continental Country That Thought to Be an Island -- 3 The Three Pillars of Success -- 3.1 Individualism -- 3.2 Mobility -- 3.3 Exceptionalism -- 4 The Hamiltonian School of Thought -- 5 The Wilsonian School of Thought -- 6 The Jeffersonian School of Thought -- 7 The Jacksonian School of Thought -- 8 The Obamian School of Thought -- 9 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: The U.S. in the Eastern Mediterranean: Historical and Political Considerations |
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1 Introduction -- 2 The U.S. and the Eastern Mediterranean: A Long and Steady Entanglement -- 3 The Barbary War of 1801-1805 -- 4 The Truman Doctrine and the Eastern Mediterranean: The Beginning of a New Era -- 4.1 The Greek Case -- 4.2 The Turkish Case -- 4.3 Together We Stand -- 5 The Suez Crisis: New Ways vs. Old Habits -- 5.1 The Egyptian Conundrum -- 5.2 War Drums in Suez: The Climax of a Crisis That Never Meant to Occur -- 6 The Cradle of Democracy in Chains and the American Nonintervention -- 7 The Greek Junta and the American Nonintervention |
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8 The Imia Crisis and the Goal of Nonviolent Friction -- 8.1 A Problematic Relation Since the Early Beginning -- 8.2 Greece and Turkey: Parallel Courses of Profound Decadence -- 8.3 Imia: A Deep Interstate Crisis and the American Intervention -- 9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Obama's Foreign Policy and the Arab Spring: The Cases of Egypt, Libya, and Syria -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Arab Spring: A Conceptual Analysis -- 2.1 Second Image Analysis -- 2.2 Third Image Analysis -- 3 The U.S. and the Arab Spring in the Eastern Mediterranean: A General Approach |
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3.1 Even Monkeys Fall from Trees -- 3.2 Neither Able Nor Willing -- 4 The Egyptian Spring -- 5 The Libyan Spring -- 6 The Syrian Spring -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: The Greek Crisis of 2015: A European Drama and an American Deus Ex Machina -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Greek Crisis: A Sisyphean Condition -- 3 SYRIZA in Power: The Beginning of a New Start? -- 4 The Role of the American Factor in the Greek Crisis: Leading from Above -- 5 Conclusion -- References |
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Chapter 5: The U.S. Facing the Challenges of the Twenty-First Century in the Eastern Mediterranean: The Different Cases of China, Russia, and Turkey -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Sino-American Competition in the Eastern Mediterranean -- 3 Russia vs. the U.S. in the Eastern Mediterranean: Moscow's Sui Generis Revisionism -- 4 The Turkish Neo-Revisionism in the Eastern Mediterranean -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Epilogue -- Index |
| Summary |
This book examines US foreign policy in the Eastern Mediterranean and the region's key role in the practice and evolution of American exceptionalism. The political developments in the Eastern Mediterranean during the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries, gave to the US opportunities to express, in the most explicit way, its anti-colonialism, the fervent support of open and democratic societies, and its willingness to openly confront tyranny and oppression whenever this was possible (or necessary) for American interests. Since that time, the region has been a testing ground for the core elements of American foreign policy deployed worldwide. The monograph shows the contributions of the United States during critical moments in the region, such as the First Barbary War (1801-1805), the introduction of Truman Doctrine, Washington's role in the Suez Crisis, the Greek junta and the Imia Crisis of 1996. It also scrutinizes the different levels of the economic, military and diplomatic challenges which China, Russia and Turkey present today, while it also covers the American approach to the Arab Spring. From a 'Shining City on a Hill' to the current 'Make America Great Again' mottoes, this critique follows American Foreign Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean and the strong bonds that the nation established with the geostrategic, political and ideological features of the region. The pace of recent events, and the increasing complexity of this global corner, prove a challenge to America today; the future and clarion call that hard work and the finest ingenuity are necessary to keep its regional hegemony, and its course toward increased prosperity. This work's goal is to inspire the conversations by academics, diplomats, leaders (both political and military) and most of all businessmen, to this end |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Politics & government.
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Political science & theory.
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Political Science -- History & Theory.
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Political Science -- General.
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Diplomatic relations
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Mediterranean Region
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Mediterranean Region -- Foreign relations -- United States
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Mediterranean Region
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783030368951 |
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3030368955 |
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