Shifting sands: the United States in the Middle East

7. A Changing Lineup of Regional Powerhouses8. New Boys on the Block: Nonstate Actors; 9. A Changing Islam and the Rise of the Islamic Republic of Iran; Part IV. The United States and the New Middle East in the Twenty-First Century; 10. The Bush Administration and the Arc of Instability; 11. Obama: Engaging the Middle East on Multiple Fronts; Part V. Conclusion: Looking Back and Looking Forward; 12. Ups and Downs of an Everyday Player; 13. Toward a New Strategic Partnership?; Afterword; Notes; Works Cited; Index.

The Middle East in the eye of the global storm --. - America's place in the Middle East --. - Failed partnerships and fragile partners --. - Finding a place in the Middle East: a new partnership develops out of Black September --. - The strategic partnership faces strains: the Yom Kippur War and the changing calculus of U.S. foreign policy --. - The strategic relationship unravels: the end of the Cold War and the Gulf War of 1990-1991 --. - A changing lineup of regional powerhouses --. - New boys on the block: non-state actors --. - A changing Islam and the rise of the Islamic Republic of Iran --. - The Bush administration and the arc of instability --. - Obama: engaging the Middle East on multiple fronts --. - Ups and downs of an everyday player, on the cheap --. - Toward a new strategic partnership?