1st Edition
American Policy Toward Israel The Power and Limits of Beliefs
1. Explaining the Extra-Special Relationship 2. The Pro-Israel Community Prior to 1981 3. Pro-Israel Policy Networks and the Congressional Playing Field 4. Ronald Reagan: Beliefs and Policies 5. The AWACS Sale: Testing Beliefs and Political Capabilities 6. The Metamorphosis of the Lobby, 1981-1988: Strength and Division 7. Reagan after AWACS: Policy as the Product of Unexamined Beliefs and Political Constraint 8. George H.W. Bush, James Baker and Israel 9. The Loan Guarantees: New Equilibrium, Old Result 10. Conclusions. Epilogue: George W. Bush: The War Leader and the True Believers
Biography
Michael Thomas is a former military lawyer and civilian litigator who is concerned with the formulation of American policy in the Middle East. He holds a PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics, UK.
'Observers of the American-Israeli relationship who want to better understand the nexus of ideology and politics in the 1980s and its legacies for today will find in Thomas a thoughtful and detailed discussion of these controversial issues.'
Michelle Mart, Penn State University, USA
