TY - BOOK AU - Mansbach,Richard W. AU - Taylor,Kirsten L. TI - Challenges for America in the Middle East SN - 9781506308227 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - 439 DS 63.2 M286c 2017 U1 - 327.73056 23 PY - 2017///] CY - Thousand Oaks, California PB - SAGE /CQ Press KW - Islamic fundamentalism KW - Fundamentalismo islámico KW - Terrorism KW - Religious aspects KW - Islam KW - Terrorismo KW - Aspectos religiosos KW - Prevention KW - Government policy KW - United States KW - Prevención KW - Arab Spring, 2010- KW - Primavera Árabe, 2010- KW - Arab-Israeli conflict KW - Conflicto árabe-israelí KW - Islam and politics KW - Middle East KW - Islamismo y política KW - Medio Oriente KW - Shiites KW - Political activity KW - Chiítas KW - Actividad política KW - Foreign relations KW - Relaciones exteriores KW - Estados Unidos N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Sources of American foreign policy . Competing currents in U.S. foreign policy -- Part I: Arab spring or Arab winter?. America and the Arab Middle East before the Arab Spring ; America and the evolution of the Arab Spring ; American options in a changing Arab world -- Part II: Radical Islam. Radical Islam : origins and evolution ; America and the War on Terror ; An end to the War on Terror? -- Part III: Israel and Palestine. America and the evolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conundrum, 1948-1967 ; America, Israel, and Palestine : the elusive road to peace ; Is Israeli-Palestinian peace possible? -- Part IV: The Shia Crescent. Early American relations with Iran and Iraq ; America and the Shia Crescent : Iraq and Iran ; American options in Iran and Iraq -- Conclusion: America and the complex Middle East N2 - Challenges for America in the Middle East offers a comprehensive and contemporary analysis of the foreign policy challenges the United States faces in the Middle East. It takes a close look at the critical policy dilemmas posed by radical Islam, the Arab Spring, the Shia Crescent, and Israel­-Palestine relations. Authors Richard W. Mansbach and Kirsten L. Taylor examine the issues from a historical perspective and in the context of the current state of affairs, and analyze options for future action. Throughout the text, they emphasize the interplay of foreign and domestic issues in the United States and overseas, and show how that interplay shapes American policy towards the region ER -