Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Figures -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One - Introduction -- Chapter Two - The Basic Framework -- Chapter Three - Background and Context -- The Lessons of 1979 and Beyond. -- Containment and Dual Containment -- The Invasion of Iraq -- Chapter Four - The Core Challenges for a New Security Structure -- The Future of Iraq -- Iran -- Asymmetric Threats -- Regional Reassurance -- Chapter Five - Elements of Security Reassurance -- The Withdrawal of U.S. Forces from Iraq -- U.S. Policy and Approaches Regarding Iran -- Bolstering Regional Defenses -- U.S. Forces in and near the Region -- Formal Security Guarantees -- A U.S. Nuclear Guarantee -- Other Elements of U.S.-Provided Security -- Chapter Six - The Arab-Israeli Conflict -- Chapter Seven - Regional Tensions, Crises, and Conflicts -- Chapter Eight - The Roles of Other External Actors -- The Europeans -- Other Key External Powers -- Chapter Nine - Building Blocks for a Regional Security Structure -- Potential Models or Partners -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- The European Union -- The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: A Persian Gulf Variant? -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations: A Persian Gulf Variant? -- The Organisation of the Islamic Conference -- Chapter Ten - Arms Control and Confidence-Building Measures -- The Political Value of Arms Control and CBMs -- Political and Military Commissions -- An Incidents-at-Sea Agreement -- A Freedom-of-Shipping Agreement -- Counterpiracy Cooperation -- A Counterterrorism Compact-and Practical Cooperation -- A Weapon Catalog: A Prelude to Arms Control -- Limitations on Sales and Supplies of Weapons -- Integrating Instruments of Power and Influence -- Chapter Eleven - Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix - Documents -- Bibliography.

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