Full Description
As a new administration reshapes American security policy, a leading scholar of U.S. foreign relations and national security reviews the most critical problems facing the Middle East, and the United States policy and actions to address them.
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: National Interests and American Involvement in the Middle East
Chapter 2: The Contentious Middle East
Chapter 3: The Special Relationship: Israel
Chapter 4: The Tragedy and Dilemma of Stateless Peoples: Palestine
Chapter 5: The Tragic Fate of Stateless People II: Kurdistan
Chapter 6: The Syrian Pivot After the Civil War
Chapter 7: The Chaotic Shiite Crescent: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon
Chapter 8: The Mini-Cold War Struggle: Iran and Saudi Arabia
Chapter 9: The Forever Wars: Iraq and Afghanistan
Chapter 10: Navigating the Geopolitical Spider's Web
Chapter 11: Challenges for the New Administration
