US Iran Policy and Europe: From “Regime Change” to “Engagement”?

von Alexander Skiba
Veröffentlicht am 11. April 2008.
in: VDM

Why has American Iran policy shifted towards supporting European-led diplomatic approach in the last couple of years? In this book Alexander Skiba demonstrates that the Bush administration was unable to formulate an autonomous approach according to its preferences of containing and isolating Iran at the outset of the nuclear crisis. U.S. influence around the world in the aftermath of the Iraq War had rapidly declined. Good military options were lacking. These structural constraints forced Washington to revise its preferences. During the first Bush administration the dysfunctional make-up of the national security policy team prohibited meaningful changes in favor of multilateral diplomacy. Personnel changes in the second cabinet—most notably the promotion of Condoleezza Rice as Secretary of State—allowed for gradual adjustments. Additionally, increased European influence on U.S. Iran policy facilitated transatlantic policy coordination.

ISBN 978-3-8364-8773-3
Preis: 49.00 Euro
Verlag: VDM
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