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Explores the manifestations of US power in the Persian Gulf and the limits of American influence. Significantly this volume offers an exploration of both US domestic politics as it impacts policy toward the region, as well as the role played by that region on regional order and stability. Well organized and logically structured, this volume offers a new and unique contribution to the field applicable not only to US policy in the Persian Gulf but may also be applied to other regional contexts. Contents: US policy and the regional order of the Persian Gulf: the analytical framework, Markus Kaim; US strategy towards the Persian Gulf: from rogue states to failed states: the changing threat and its implications, Phebe Marr; Charting US security strategy in the Persian Gulf, James A. Russell; United States oil diplomacy in the Persian Gulf, Gawdat Bahgat; US democracy promotion in the Persian Gulf, Steven A. Cook; The domestic politics of US policy towards the Persian Gulf, Lars Berger; Has public diplomacy failed? The US media strategy towards the Middle East and the regional perception of US foreign policy, Carola Richter; The mechanisms of power-balancing in the Persian Gulf: internal factors external challenges, Henner Fuuml;rtig; From local to global jihad and back: Islamist terrorists and their impact on US Gulf policy, Guido Steinberg; Societal change in Saudi-Arabia and US regional policy, Joshua Pollack; The perils of nation-building in Iraq: the implications for US policy in the Middle East, Liam Anderson; The EU policy towards the Persian Gulf, Bjoslash;rn Moslash;ller; Pax Americana in the Persian Gulf and the contradictions of Russian foreign policy, Stephen Blank; Sino-Gulf relations and the United States: dark cloud silver lining?, John Calabrese; US Gulf policy: challenges for the next US administration, Markus Kaim; Index. About the Author: Dr Markus Kaim is based at the Munk Centre for International Studies, Canada.