Dual containment in the Persian Gulf: strategic considerations and policy options

This thesis is a critical analysis of US foreign policy toward Iran and Iraq known as a policy of dual containment. The objective of dual containment is to isolate these regimes politically, economically and militarily. This thesis evaluates American conduct in the region for the last 50 years, in o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mraz, Jerry L, McCallen, John P.
Other Authors: Daniel Moran
Language:en_US
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/32106