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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-37022-5
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Government and International Affairs
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University of South Florida
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2014
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This dissertation is a study of US foreign policy that aims at maintaining its regional hegemonic status and preventing the emergence of another regional hegemon by implementing the offshore balancing strategy. US intervention during the 2003 Iraq War, strained US-Iran relationship, and the establishment of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in early 2014 compel a reevaluation of US foreign policy. Two major claims of this dissertation include: (1) US foreign policy is consistent with offensive realist theoretical claims; and (2) US foreign policy is characterized by continuity when it comes to issues related to America's strategic interests. Utilizing a case study and comparative case study methodology, this dissertation outlines the following findings.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
International Relations; Political science
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Subject Term
Social sciences;ISIL;Offshore balancer;Power maximization;Regional hegemony;Survival