| Titre | « L'œil de la tempête ». Les États-Unis et le Golfe persique de 1945 à 1990 | |
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| Auteur | Pierre Mélandri | |
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Revue |
20 & 21. Revue d'histoire Titre à cette date : Vingtième siècle, revue d'histoire |
| Numéro | no 33, janvier-mars 1992 | |
| Page | 3-25 | |
| Résumé anglais | " The eye of the storm ". The United States and the Persian Gulf from 1945 to 1990, Pierre Mélandri. The first crisis of the cold war occurred in 1946 and concerned Iran. As for the first post-cold war confrontation, it pitted a formidable international coalition directed by Washington against Iraq. These two " firsts " faithfully reflect the vital interest America has shown in the Persian Gulf region since the end of the Second world war. But this interest was manifested in doctrines which were not based only on a possible use of force to maintain the Vax americana in the region. The multiplicity of domestic and external parameters, not the least of which has been the Israeli-Arab conflict, demanded delicate diplomacy. | |
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