US Commitment to Southwest Asia

US Commitment to Southwest Asia
Author: Shirin Tahir-Kheli
Publisher:
Total Pages: 23
Release: 1981
Genre: Persian Gulf Region
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This memorandum evolved from the Military Policy Symposium on 'US Strategic Interests in Southwest Asia: A Long Term Commitment, ' which was sponsored by the Strategic studies Institute in October 1981. During the Symposium, academic and government experts discussed a number of issues concerning this area which will have a continuing impact on US strategy. This memorandum provides a summary report of the Symposium. (Author).

US Interests, Objectives, and Policy Options in Southwest Asia

US Interests, Objectives, and Policy Options in Southwest Asia
Author: Richard P. Cronin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 35
Release: 1982
Genre: Persian Gulf Region
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This memorandum provides a framework for considering US interests and objectives in Southwest Asia, and policy options for the future. It traces the evolution of US policy toward the region and changing assumptions regarding the nature of US interests and the threats posed to them, especially the dicotomy between intraregional and extraregional threats. The author notes the long-standing conflict between the goal of protecting US interests against the worst case external military threat to the region, and the objective of maintaining regional stability and a favorable political climate for the continued flow of oil. Finally, he discusses three options for protecting US interests in the region and indicates the extent to which each enhances or inhibits the achievement of various recognized objectives. (Author).

U.S. Strategic Interests In The Gulf Region

U.S. Strategic Interests In The Gulf Region
Author: Wm. J. Olson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2021-11-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000009955
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An area vital to US interests, the Gulf has long been a volatile region. The vulnerability of Western interests is illustrated by such destabilizing influences as the political power of OPEC, the fall of the Shah of Iran, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the Iran[1]Iraq War. The contributors to this volume examine the causes and effects of instability in the region and US policy response, focusing on patterns of regional conflict, Soviet interests, Islamic fundamentalism, and US long-term policy for facing threats to its interests. Discussing the options open to government planners, the contributors analyze the viability of alternative political and military strategies for the Gulf in the future.

Prioritizing Strategic Interests in South Asia

Prioritizing Strategic Interests in South Asia
Author: Robert B. Oakley
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 12
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN: 1437937217
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The focus on the war in Afghanistan has prevented the United States from developing a South Asia strategy rooted in the relative strategic importance of the nations in the region. India, a stable democracy enjoying rapid growth, clearly has the most potential as a strategic partner. Pakistan, as the home of al Qaeda leadership and over 60 nuclear weapons, is the greatest threat to regional stability and growth. Yet Afghanistan absorbs the vast majority of U.S. effort in the region. The United States needs to develop a genuine regional strategy. This paper argues that making the economic growth and social reform essential to the stability of Pakistan a higher priority than the conflict in Afghanistan is a core requirement of such a strategy.

Towards a US Military Strategy for Southwest Asia

Towards a US Military Strategy for Southwest Asia
Author: Keith A. Dunn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 43
Release: 1982
Genre: Persian Gulf Region
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This special report addresses US military strategy and Southwest Asia. The author discusses how national interests, objectives, and strategy impact on the development of a military strategy. He analyzes and critiques some of the existing military strategies for Southwest Asia, and, finally, establishes a set of strategic principles which should guide the development of a US military strategy for Southwest Asia.

Asia and U.S. Foreign Policy

Asia and U.S. Foreign Policy
Author: James Chieh Hsiung
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1981
Genre: Political Science
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Asia in the 1980s will be extremely important for the U.S. The factors which make it a locale of intensified U.S.-Soviet rivalry include the extension of Soviet naval power to the Western Pacific, the potential of a U.S.-China security cooperation on the theme of "antihegemony," the growing Soviet interests in Southwest Asia and the Persian Gulf area and instability in Indochina.

Constraints on US Military Power in Southwest Asia

Constraints on US Military Power in Southwest Asia
Author: Richard B. Remnek
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 1982
Genre: Persian Gulf Region
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This memorandum evolved from the Military Policy Symposium on 'US Strategic Interests in Southwest Asia: A Long Term Commitment' which was sponsored by the Strategic Studies Institute in October 1981. During the Symposium, academic and government experts discussed a number of issues concerning this area which will have a continuing impact on US strategy. This memorandum considers the constraints on US military power projection into the area. (Author).