“Dual Containment” Policy in the Persian Gulf

Alex Edwards is a desk editor at the English editions of the pan-Arab newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat and The Majalla magazine. He holds a PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics, UK.

1. Introduction 2. US Foreign Policy in the Persian Gulf, 1945-1991 3. The Balance of Power in the Persian Gulf, 1945-1991 4. Dual Containment: Conception, Evolution, Implementation 5. A Triumphant America and a Villainous Iran: Perception as an Intervening Variable 6. Two Voices: Domestic Institutions as an Intervening Variable 7. "Mischiefs of Faction": Interest Groups as an Intervening 8. Conclusions and Intervening Variables Assessed