Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The United States and Persian Gulf Geopolitical Security Part 1 Setting the Context of Change in US Foreign Policy 2. The Architecture of Foreign Policy under Bill Clinton and George W. Bush 3. Radical Political Islam and Grand Strategy in the War on Terror Part 2 United States and the Persian Gulf in the Post-Cold War Era 4. The Clinton Years and Iran: Containment with Engagement 5. The Clinton Years and Iraq: Strategic Regime Change Part 3 United States and the Persian Gulf in the War on Terror 6. Iraq and the War on Terror: Untangling Tactical and Strategic Policy 7. Iran: Proliferation, Preventive Use of Force, and Regime Change in the War on Terror Conclusion 8. Observations on the Future of Geopolitical Security in the Persian Gulf

About the Author

Dr Steven Wright is a specialist on international security, US foreign policy and the politics and strategic studies of the Persian Gulf. He was educated at the University of London where he received a degree in social and political science, and also at Durham University where he obtained a Masters in International Studies and a PhD in International Relations and Security of the Middle East. He has acted as a geopolitical risk and security consultant to several governments and leading commercial organizations. He has also worked for Control Risks Group as a Persian Gulf Analyst. Dr Wright is currently Assistant Professor in International Affairs at Qatar University.