The Middle East: Lebanon

Abstract

The Middle East has long been a volatile region. Over the past fifty years it has forcefully demonstrated this time and again in the spotlight of world attention. It currently ranks high on America's list of problem areas in the world and its instability is viewed by may as a potentially serious threat to vital U.S. interests. American foreign policy efforts to create and maintain a lasting peace in the region have been unsuccessful largely because we failed to adequately grasp and deal with the vast differences between our respective cultures, concerns, and perspectives. Lebanon represents a microcosm of this troubled area and these differences. U.S. military and civilian policy makers need to better understand the deep-seated nature regional disagreements, particularly as regards their impact on international relationships

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA283146

Entities

People

  • Thomas F. Folkes

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Christianity
  • Civil War
  • Commerce
  • Department Of State
  • Families (Human)
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Middle East
  • National Governments
  • Security
  • Terrorists
  • United States Government
  • Urban Areas
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Economics
  • Educational Psychology
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security