John P. Miglietta is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Tennessee State University.

• Chapter 1 Alliances, American Foreign Policy, and International Relations TheoryChapter 2 The United States and Iran: The Forging of an AllianceChapter 3 The United States and Iran: The Implications of the New Persian EmpireChapter 4 The Origins of the American-Israeli Alliance: 1948-1960Chapter 5 The Establishment and Implications of the U.S.-Israel AllianceChapter 6 The Origins of the U.S.-Saudi AllianceChapter 7 The Strategic Implications of the American-Saudi AllianceChapter 8 Conclusions

John P. Miglietta is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Tennessee State University.

• Chapter 1 Alliances, American Foreign Policy, and International Relations TheoryChapter 2 The United States and Iran: The Forging of an AllianceChapter 3 The United States and Iran: The Implications of the New Persian EmpireChapter 4 The Origins of the American-Israeli Alliance: 1948-1960Chapter 5 The Establishment and Implications of the U.S.-Israel AllianceChapter 6 The Origins of the U.S.-Saudi AllianceChapter 7 The Strategic Implications of the American-Saudi AllianceChapter 8 Conclusions

John P. Miglietta is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Tennessee State University.

• Chapter 1 Alliances, American Foreign Policy, and International Relations TheoryChapter 2 The United States and Iran: The Forging of an AllianceChapter 3 The United States and Iran: The Implications of the New Persian EmpireChapter 4 The Origins of the American-Israeli Alliance: 1948-1960Chapter 5 The Establishment and Implications of the U.S.-Israel AllianceChapter 6 The Origins of the U.S.-Saudi AllianceChapter 7 The Strategic Implications of the American-Saudi AllianceChapter 8 Conclusions