Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Alliances, American Foreign Policy, and International Relations Theory Chapter 2 The United States and Iran: The Forging of an Alliance Chapter 3 The United States and Iran: The Implications of the New Persian Empire Chapter 4 The Origins of the American-Israeli Alliance: 1948-1960 Chapter 5 The Establishment and Implications of the U.S.-Israel Alliance Chapter 6 The Origins of the U.S.-Saudi Alliance Chapter 7 The Strategic Implications of the American-Saudi Alliance Chapter 8 Conclusions

About the Author

John P. Miglietta is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Tennessee State University.