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Proves that not all US foreign policy in the Middle East during the late Cold War was aimed at containing the Soviet Union
Examines how the use of military force in a peacekeeping context leads to policy deviation and incrementalism
Compares local vs. regional vs. global drivers in US policy decision making in the Middle East looking at: local sovereignty, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, broad Cold War ideology and the emerging transnational peacemaker identity
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book offers a fresh perspective on the impact of the US intervention in Lebanon in 1982 and the decision-making drivers that led the Reagan Administration into the Lebanese Civil War. Based on newly released archival materials from high level Washington officials such as President Reagan, Secretary of State Shultz and Secretary of Defense Weinberger, it argues that the failure of the Reagan Administration to accurately understand the complex political landscape of the Lebanese Civil War resulted in the US-led Multinational Force becoming militarily intertwined in the conflict. This book challenges the notion that Reagan deployed US Marines under the ideals of international peacekeeping, asserting that the US Administration hoped that the Multinational Force would create the political capital that Reagan needed to strengthen the US’ position both in the Middle East and globally. Ultimately, the peacemakers were forced to withdraw as they evolved into antagonists. A case study in the foreign policy doctrines of key Washington decision-makers throughout the 1980s, this project is perfect for any International Relations scholar or interested reader seeking to understand the links between the mistakes of the Reagan Administration and contemporary US interventions in the Middle East.
Authors and Affiliations
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Institute of Digital Education Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
Corrin Varady
About the author
Corrin Varady is an academic, journalist and entrepreneur. He has finished two masters at the University of New South Wales, AU and the London School of Economics, UK with First Class Honours and completed his PhD at the London School of Economics, UK. Corrin also produced the international feature documentary, The Road to Freedom Peak, on the plight of Ugandan former child soldiers. He lives between Beirut and Johannesburg.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: US Foreign Policy and the Multinational Force in Lebanon
Book Subtitle: Vigorous Self-Defense
Authors: Corrin Varady
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53973-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-53972-0Published: 05 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85289-8Published: 02 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-53973-7Published: 21 June 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 273
Topics: Foreign Policy, US Politics, Military and Defence Studies, Middle Eastern Politics, Conflict Studies