1. Growing Arc of Crisis.
- Author
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Clarke, Michael
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INTERNATIONAL relations , *GEOPOLITICS , *INTERNATIONAL conflict , *POLITICAL science , *GOVERNMENT policy , *ARMED Forces , *MILITARY science - Abstract
Discusses the return of the arc of crisis phenomenon in the Middle East. Comparison of the geopolitical coverage of the political crisis between the 1970s and the 21st century; Concern over the potential complete political meltdown from Central Asia to Central Africa affecting three continents; Role of the Middle Eastern policy of the U.S. and its war against terrorism in the cause and effect of the event; Citation of the presence of U.S. military forces in several Middle East countries; Effect of the absence of a coherent strategic policy on the political meltdown in several countries.
- Published
- 2004