This book takes an academic, well-documented a nd comprehensive approach in its analysis. With contributions fr om scholars ba sed in Lebanon, Malaysia, the UAE, the UK, a nd the US, the primary objective of this book is to explain the domestic setting of American fo r eign policy-making a nd analyse its impact on issues that are considered vital to the Muslim wo r ld. The first part of this book explains the complex fo r eign-policy making system in the United States a nd assesses the role of Christian evangelicalism, neo-conservatism, the media, the pro-Israel lobby a nd the role of Muslim groups. The second part is devoted to a detailed analysis of the majo r characteristics of American fo r eign policy. The third part of the book provides an in-depth analysis of America’s policy toward Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, a nd Palestine. Barack H. Obama's fo r eign policy is also discussed. It is a must read book fo r those interested in understa nding American fo r eign policy toward the Muslim wo r ld, a nd specialists, a nd students of Political Science, a nd International Relations. أقرأ أقل