Steve A Yetiv
Biographic Data
| ID | 1113710 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steve A Yetiv |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steve A |
| FAMILY NAME | Yetiv |
| SIGNATURE | YETIV S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Old Dominion University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 22 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Advancing Interdisciplinary Approaches to International Relations
National Security through a Cockeyed Lens
Russia and the Persian Gulf
This article examines changes in Russia’s diplomatic, trade, and energy relations in the Persian Gulf over time. Our data suggest that Russia’s profile in the Persian Gulf is rising in the post-Cold War period. While Russian-Gulf state trade has not reached high levels, trade and energy cooperation have increased significantly. These changes do not mean that Russia has jettisoned strategic interests in the Middle East writ large — as its support …
Contagion in the Transpacific Shipping Network
To what extent are states vulnerable to disruptions in trade networks? We investigate this question by simulating attacks on the intermodal shipping network, whose ubiquitous containers carry 80% to 90% of all global trade in goods. While this network has reduced transportation costs and spurred international trade, the dependence of modern economies on ship-borne trade means disruptions in one region may produce considerable costs for states in …
History, International Relations, and Integrated Approaches
This essay starts by exploring how history can contribute to the discipline of international relations (IR). It then moves beyond this question to explore a broader question, beyond IR and history, with which this symposium is concerned: how can we enhance interdisciplinary analysis in international studies? With regard to the first question, this essay advances several themes. First, while history can serve IR in several ways, it is especially s…
The Challenges of Decreasing Oil Consumption
STEVE A. YETIV is University Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Old Dominion University, and author of Crude Awakenings and Explaining Foreign Policy. ERIC S. FOWLER is a doctoral candidate in International Studies at Old Dominion University and a field grade officer in the United States Army. Major Fowler holds a master's degree in Diplomacy from Norwich University and is currently attending the US Army School for Advanc…
Understanding the Bush Doctrine
The Absence of Grand Strategy
Unequal Contest
The showdown with Iran on the nuclear issue may well be one of the most influential crises in the post-cold war era. Prevailing theories of asymmetrical interdependence, the backbone of orthodox understandings of globalization and post-modern cooperation, foster the expectation that Iran should comply with UN demands and stop its uranium enrichment programme. Why is Iran not backing down on its nuclear aspirations, despite its asymmetrical interd…
The UN Security Council's Response to Terrorism
Journal Article The UN Security Council's Response to Terrorism: Before and After September 11, 2001 Get access Hilde Haaland Kramer, Hilde Haaland Kramer HILDE HAALAND KRAMER is a doctoral student in International Studies at Old Dominion University. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Steve A. Yetiv Steve A. Yetiv STEVE A. YETIV is a professor of political science at Old Dominion University. His recent books …
China, Global Energy, and the Middle East
China has significantly enhanced its position and interest in the Persian Gulf region over the past 25 years, making it an important newcomer in regional dynamics. Evidence clearly shows that it has expanded, in some cases dramatically, its diplomatic contacts, economic ties, and arms sales to regional states. This represents a novel development which is likely to accelerate in the future as China's dependence on Persian Gulf oil grows. China's r…
Painful Choices
The Travails of Balance of Power Theory
Balance of power is a ubiquitous concept in theory and practice, but it is rarely tested. This study tests balance of power and balance of threat theories in the case of U.S. intervention in the Persian Gulf. Propositions are derived from the theories and from a conceptualization that treats external states as facing potentially competing and contradictory pressures to balance at the global and regional levels as well as against power and threat.…
America Alone
Groupthink and the Gulf Crisis
Groupthink’ refers to a situation in which decision makers seek to achieve concurrence among group members more than to make calculated, carefully considered decisions. In this study, the theory is explored in the case of the 1990–91 Persian Gulf crisis, with particular emphasis on President George Bush's inner circle. Using rare interviews and primary sources, it is revealed that some important conditions of the theory were present that affected…
The New World Order in Theory and Practice
The twentieth century saw several major postwar efforts to create conditions conducive to the development of a new world order. This article focuses on the period of the end of the cold war, particularly the Persian Gulf crisis (1990-1991). The authors analyze how the concept of the new world order evolved during this period and argue that the Bush administration consciously sought to create a framework for a new world order during the Gulf crisi…
The New World Order in Theory and Practice
The twentieth century saw several major postwar efforts to create conditions conducive to the development of a new world order. This article focuses on the period of the end of the cold war, particularly the Persian Gulf crisis (1990‐1991). The authors analyze how the concept of the new world order evolved during this period and argue that the Bush administration consciously sought to create a framework for a new world order during the Gulf crisi…
Kuwait
Essay| February 01 1999 Kuwait: In Iraq’s Shadow Steve A. Yetiv Steve A. Yetiv Steve A. Yetiv is a professor of political science at Old Dominion University and associate director of its graduate program in international studies. His books include The Persian Gulf Crisis (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997). Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Current History (1999) 98 (625): 69–71. https://doi.org/10.152…
The Persian Gulf Crisis
Ideal for student research, this book provides a reference guide to the war as well as seven essays analyzing a variety of aspects of the war and its consequences. The essays address questions such as: How did Saddam Hussein become such a major threat and how has he survived the war? How critical was George Bush in driving U.S. and global foreign policy during the crisis? How were key decisions made? Did the war fail or succeed in retrospect? Wha…
Peace, Interdependence, and the Middle East
Journal Article Peace, Interdependence, and the Middle East Get access Steve A. Yetiv Steve A. Yetiv STEVE A. YETIV is assistant professor of political science at Dominion University, associate director of its graduate program in international studies, and research affiliate at Harvard’s Center for Middle East Studies. His most recent book is America and the Persian Gulf: The Third Party Dimension in World Politics and he is completing a new book…
America and the Persian Gulf
Conflict and Consequence in World Politics Statecraft, History, and the Third Party America and the Iranian Revolution Moscow Plays into America's Hands The Chain of History: Linking Regional Wars The Middle East After the Storm Missed Opportunities Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index
Conflict and War in the Middle East, 1967-1991
The two books under review here take substantially different approaches to Middle East politics. 'the first book attempts to examine the region by use of theory as well as empirics, whereas the second is primarily empirical in nature. The latter explains Middle East politics primarily from the regional perspective, and in particular, from Iran's vantage point, whereas the former places regional politics within the broader context of world politic…
The Outcomes of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm
Journal Article The Outcomes of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm: Some Antecedent Causes Get access Steve A. Yetiv Steve A. Yetiv STEVE A. YETIV is a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies. He has published articles on power, foreign policy, and Middle East politics, and is currently working on a book entitled Power Failure in World Politics: The Role of Third Parties. Search for other works by this author on…
China, Global Energy, and the Middle East
China has significantly enhanced its position and interest in the Persian Gulf region over the past 25 years, making it an important newcomer in regional dynamics. Evidence clearly shows that it has expanded, in some cases dramatically, its diplomatic contacts, economic ties, and arms sales to regional states. This represents a novel development which is likely to accelerate in the future as China's dependence on Persian Gulf oil grows. China's r…
Groupthink and the Gulf Crisis
Groupthink’ refers to a situation in which decision makers seek to achieve concurrence among group members more than to make calculated, carefully considered decisions. In this study, the theory is explored in the case of the 1990–91 Persian Gulf crisis, with particular emphasis on President George Bush's inner circle. Using rare interviews and primary sources, it is revealed that some important conditions of the theory were present that affected…
Contagion in the Transpacific Shipping Network
To what extent are states vulnerable to disruptions in trade networks? We investigate this question by simulating attacks on the intermodal shipping network, whose ubiquitous containers carry 80% to 90% of all global trade in goods. While this network has reduced transportation costs and spurred international trade, the dependence of modern economies on ship-borne trade means disruptions in one region may produce considerable costs for states in …
History, International Relations, and Integrated Approaches
This essay starts by exploring how history can contribute to the discipline of international relations (IR). It then moves beyond this question to explore a broader question, beyond IR and history, with which this symposium is concerned: how can we enhance interdisciplinary analysis in international studies? With regard to the first question, this essay advances several themes. First, while history can serve IR in several ways, it is especially s…
The New World Order in Theory and Practice
The twentieth century saw several major postwar efforts to create conditions conducive to the development of a new world order. This article focuses on the period of the end of the cold war, particularly the Persian Gulf crisis (1990‐1991). The authors analyze how the concept of the new world order evolved during this period and argue that the Bush administration consciously sought to create a framework for a new world order during the Gulf crisi…
America Alone
America and the Persian Gulf
Conflict and Consequence in World Politics Statecraft, History, and the Third Party America and the Iranian Revolution Moscow Plays into America's Hands The Chain of History: Linking Regional Wars The Middle East After the Storm Missed Opportunities Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index
Unequal Contest
The showdown with Iran on the nuclear issue may well be one of the most influential crises in the post-cold war era. Prevailing theories of asymmetrical interdependence, the backbone of orthodox understandings of globalization and post-modern cooperation, foster the expectation that Iran should comply with UN demands and stop its uranium enrichment programme. Why is Iran not backing down on its nuclear aspirations, despite its asymmetrical interd…
The UN Security Council's Response to Terrorism
Journal Article The UN Security Council's Response to Terrorism: Before and After September 11, 2001 Get access Hilde Haaland Kramer, Hilde Haaland Kramer HILDE HAALAND KRAMER is a doctoral student in International Studies at Old Dominion University. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Steve A. Yetiv Steve A. Yetiv STEVE A. YETIV is a professor of political science at Old Dominion University. His recent books …
The Travails of Balance of Power Theory
Balance of power is a ubiquitous concept in theory and practice, but it is rarely tested. This study tests balance of power and balance of threat theories in the case of U.S. intervention in the Persian Gulf. Propositions are derived from the theories and from a conceptualization that treats external states as facing potentially competing and contradictory pressures to balance at the global and regional levels as well as against power and threat.…
Peace, Interdependence, and the Middle East
Journal Article Peace, Interdependence, and the Middle East Get access Steve A. Yetiv Steve A. Yetiv STEVE A. YETIV is assistant professor of political science at Dominion University, associate director of its graduate program in international studies, and research affiliate at Harvard’s Center for Middle East Studies. His most recent book is America and the Persian Gulf: The Third Party Dimension in World Politics and he is completing a new book…
The Outcomes of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm
Journal Article The Outcomes of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm: Some Antecedent Causes Get access Steve A. Yetiv Steve A. Yetiv STEVE A. YETIV is a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies. He has published articles on power, foreign policy, and Middle East politics, and is currently working on a book entitled Power Failure in World Politics: The Role of Third Parties. Search for other works by this author on…
Conflict and War in the Middle East, 1967-1991
The two books under review here take substantially different approaches to Middle East politics. 'the first book attempts to examine the region by use of theory as well as empirics, whereas the second is primarily empirical in nature. The latter explains Middle East politics primarily from the regional perspective, and in particular, from Iran's vantage point, whereas the former places regional politics within the broader context of world politic…
America and the Persian Gulf
Conflict and Consequence in World Politics Statecraft, History, and the Third Party America and the Iranian Revolution Moscow Plays into America's Hands The Chain of History: Linking Regional Wars The Middle East After the Storm Missed Opportunities Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index
The Persian Gulf Crisis
Ideal for student research, this book provides a reference guide to the war as well as seven essays analyzing a variety of aspects of the war and its consequences. The essays address questions such as: How did Saddam Hussein become such a major threat and how has he survived the war? How critical was George Bush in driving U.S. and global foreign policy during the crisis? How were key decisions made? Did the war fail or succeed in retrospect? Wha…
Peace, Interdependence, and the Middle East
Journal Article Peace, Interdependence, and the Middle East Get access Steve A. Yetiv Steve A. Yetiv STEVE A. YETIV is assistant professor of political science at Dominion University, associate director of its graduate program in international studies, and research affiliate at Harvard’s Center for Middle East Studies. His most recent book is America and the Persian Gulf: The Third Party Dimension in World Politics and he is completing a new book…
Kuwait
Essay| February 01 1999 Kuwait: In Iraq’s Shadow Steve A. Yetiv Steve A. Yetiv Steve A. Yetiv is a professor of political science at Old Dominion University and associate director of its graduate program in international studies. His books include The Persian Gulf Crisis (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997). Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Current History (1999) 98 (625): 69–71. https://doi.org/10.152…
The New World Order in Theory and Practice
The twentieth century saw several major postwar efforts to create conditions conducive to the development of a new world order. This article focuses on the period of the end of the cold war, particularly the Persian Gulf crisis (1990-1991). The authors analyze how the concept of the new world order evolved during this period and argue that the Bush administration consciously sought to create a framework for a new world order during the Gulf crisi…
The New World Order in Theory and Practice
The twentieth century saw several major postwar efforts to create conditions conducive to the development of a new world order. This article focuses on the period of the end of the cold war, particularly the Persian Gulf crisis (1990‐1991). The authors analyze how the concept of the new world order evolved during this period and argue that the Bush administration consciously sought to create a framework for a new world order during the Gulf crisi…
Groupthink and the Gulf Crisis
Groupthink’ refers to a situation in which decision makers seek to achieve concurrence among group members more than to make calculated, carefully considered decisions. In this study, the theory is explored in the case of the 1990–91 Persian Gulf crisis, with particular emphasis on President George Bush's inner circle. Using rare interviews and primary sources, it is revealed that some important conditions of the theory were present that affected…
America Alone
The Travails of Balance of Power Theory
Balance of power is a ubiquitous concept in theory and practice, but it is rarely tested. This study tests balance of power and balance of threat theories in the case of U.S. intervention in the Persian Gulf. Propositions are derived from the theories and from a conceptualization that treats external states as facing potentially competing and contradictory pressures to balance at the global and regional levels as well as against power and threat.…
The UN Security Council's Response to Terrorism
Journal Article The UN Security Council's Response to Terrorism: Before and After September 11, 2001 Get access Hilde Haaland Kramer, Hilde Haaland Kramer HILDE HAALAND KRAMER is a doctoral student in International Studies at Old Dominion University. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Steve A. Yetiv Steve A. Yetiv STEVE A. YETIV is a professor of political science at Old Dominion University. His recent books …
China, Global Energy, and the Middle East
China has significantly enhanced its position and interest in the Persian Gulf region over the past 25 years, making it an important newcomer in regional dynamics. Evidence clearly shows that it has expanded, in some cases dramatically, its diplomatic contacts, economic ties, and arms sales to regional states. This represents a novel development which is likely to accelerate in the future as China's dependence on Persian Gulf oil grows. China's r…
Painful Choices
The Absence of Grand Strategy
Unequal Contest
The showdown with Iran on the nuclear issue may well be one of the most influential crises in the post-cold war era. Prevailing theories of asymmetrical interdependence, the backbone of orthodox understandings of globalization and post-modern cooperation, foster the expectation that Iran should comply with UN demands and stop its uranium enrichment programme. Why is Iran not backing down on its nuclear aspirations, despite its asymmetrical interd…
Understanding the Bush Doctrine
History, International Relations, and Integrated Approaches
This essay starts by exploring how history can contribute to the discipline of international relations (IR). It then moves beyond this question to explore a broader question, beyond IR and history, with which this symposium is concerned: how can we enhance interdisciplinary analysis in international studies? With regard to the first question, this essay advances several themes. First, while history can serve IR in several ways, it is especially s…
The Challenges of Decreasing Oil Consumption
STEVE A. YETIV is University Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Old Dominion University, and author of Crude Awakenings and Explaining Foreign Policy. ERIC S. FOWLER is a doctoral candidate in International Studies at Old Dominion University and a field grade officer in the United States Army. Major Fowler holds a master's degree in Diplomacy from Norwich University and is currently attending the US Army School for Advanc…
Contagion in the Transpacific Shipping Network
To what extent are states vulnerable to disruptions in trade networks? We investigate this question by simulating attacks on the intermodal shipping network, whose ubiquitous containers carry 80% to 90% of all global trade in goods. While this network has reduced transportation costs and spurred international trade, the dependence of modern economies on ship-borne trade means disruptions in one region may produce considerable costs for states in …
National Security through a Cockeyed Lens
Russia and the Persian Gulf
This article examines changes in Russia’s diplomatic, trade, and energy relations in the Persian Gulf over time. Our data suggest that Russia’s profile in the Persian Gulf is rising in the post-Cold War period. While Russian-Gulf state trade has not reached high levels, trade and energy cooperation have increased significantly. These changes do not mean that Russia has jettisoned strategic interests in the Middle East writ large — as its support …
Advancing Interdisciplinary Approaches to International Relations
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