Scripting Middle East Leaders: The Impact of Leadership Perceptions on U.S. and UK Foreign Policy

Book Overview

Both the US and the UK seemed caught off-guard by the uprisings in Libya and Egypt and policymakers had to deal with leaders that switched from being allies to "pariahs."

This collection of essays, written by leading scholars, examines the evolution of British and American perceptions of "adversaries" in the Middle East since the Cold War. It traces the evolution of how leaders have been perceived, what determined such perceptions, and how...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441191658
• ISBN13: 9781441191656
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.1"