“Dual Containment” Policy in the Persian Gulf

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 US Foreign Policy in the Persian Gulf, 1945–91

Chapter 3 The Balance of Power in the Persian Gulf, 1945–91

Chapter 4 Dual Containment: Conception, Evolution, and Implementation

Chapter 5 A Triumphant America and a Villainous Iran: Perception as an Intervening Variable

Chapter 6 Two Voices: Domestic Structure as an Intervening Variable

Chapter 7 “Mischiefs of Faction”: Interest Groups as an Intervening Variable