Doomed to Cooperate?: American Foreign Policy in the Caspian Region - Couverture souple

Menzel, Marcus

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3631502575 ISBN 13 : 9783631502570

Editeur : Peter Lang AG, 2002

Synopsis

As the sole superpower, the temptation for the United States to act unilaterally is strong. Yet, what strategy is the U.S. pursuing in a region where cooperation is necessary to achieve policy goals ? Applying theories of international cooperation, this study analyzes a complicated "test case" for American foreign policy. The oil resources in the Caspian region are relevant for the U.S. objective of securing the uninterrupted flow to world markets but engagement in this region has effects on Russian security interests and relations to Iran. Violent ethnic conflicts further threaten stability in the area. Cooperation or unilateralism is thus the key question for the U.S. As unilateral action is likely to provoke massive conflicts, cooperative behavior need not necessarily be more successful.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

The Author : Marcus Menzel, born 1973, studied Political Science and English Literature at the University of Koblenz-Landau, Campus Landau and Georgetown University. Currently, he is a German Marshall Fund-sponsored Congressional Fellow with the American Political Science Association in Washington, D.C.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Peter Lang AG
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3631502575
• ISBN 13: 9783631502570
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 204
• Coordonnées du fabricant: r.boehm-korff@peterlang.com; r.boehm-korff@peterlang.com; ; Gontardstraße 11; Berlin; 10178; Allemagne