pt. 1. Setting the context of change in US foreign policy. The architecture of US foreign policy under Bill Clinton and George W. Bush -- The emergence of the War on Terror: political Islam and grand strategy -- pt. 2. The United States and the Persian Gulf in the post-Cold War era. The Clinton years and Iran: containment and engagement -- The Clinton years and Iraq: strategic regime change -- pt. 3. The United States and the Persian Gulf in the War on Terror. Iraq and the War on Terror: untangling tactical and strategic policy -- Iran: proliferation, preventative use of force and regime change -- Conclusion.