Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-345) and index.
Contents
Alliances, American Foreign Policy, and International Relations Theory -- The United States and Iran: The Forging of an Alliance -- The United States and Iran: The Establishment and Implications of the New Persian Empire -- The Origins of the American-Israeli Alliance, 1948-1960 -- The Significance of the American-Israel Alliance, 1960-1992 -- The Origins of the American-Saudi Alliance -- The Strategic Implications of the American-Saudi Alliance.