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Strategic Geography and the Changing Middle East (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
Strategic Geography and the Changing Middle East - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Author:Geoffrey Kemp, Robert E. Harkavy The breakup of the Soviet Union and the growing links between the Caucasus, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East have resulted in new strategic dynamics with far-reaching implications for the United States and other major powers. The authors examine the new geopolitics, with special emphasis on the interaction of the region's grow... more »ing economic importance (especially as a source for oil and natural gas) and on the dramatic changes in military doctrine and technology that will radically change the nature of military conflict and the prospects for arms control. The book contains over 25 new maps of the region.« less