The last four U.S. Administrations have proclaimed the Persian Gulf and its vast reserves of oil and natural gas vital to U.S. interests. In this issue, Potter details the history of the Persian Gulf, its strategic location and importance as an international trade route, and the region's effect on U.S. interests and policymaking.
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About the Author:
Lawrence G. Potter is deputy director of the Gulf/2000 Project on the Persian Gulf states, currently teaching at Columbia University. He is a specialist in Iranian history and U.S. policy toward the Middle East. Potter served as senior editor at the Foreign Policy Association from 1984 to 1992.
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- PublisherForeign Policy Association
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 087124179X
- ISBN 13 9780871241795
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages72