Isbn: 9781400065486 - a path out of the desert: a grand strategy for america in the middle east (28 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Argues that the political repression, economic stagnation, and cultural conflict in the Middle East are the greatest threat to America's long-term peace and prosperity and proposes a new U.S. strategy designed to encourage reform in the region. Former library book. Mylar protector included. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.…

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Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows a touch of wear around the heel of the backstrip; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text clean. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; the price is unclipped. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 539pp. Hardback with DJ. On the subject of what the US should do in the Middle East, Ken Pollack has written perhaps the most ambitious and memorable book in recent years. Pollack acknowldedges the magnitude of redirecting American policy and constantly reminds his audience that it will not be easy and that it cannot happen overnight, but that it is absolutely necessary. One of his main criticisms of US policy in the Middle East to date is that we've tried to do 'too much with too little resources, time, and effort.' Pollack then sets out to identify America's interests in the Middle East and how our policy can protect those interests without selling out America's ideals. An important aspect of Pollack's discussion of America's interests in the Middle East is that he doesn't confuse them with the threats we face from the region, such as terrorism. He speaks of the concept of stability and while many of our interests are served by the preservation of stability, it does not mean stability itself is one of America's interests. On that subject, Pollack identifies oil, Israel, our Arab allies, and nonproliferation as America's interests. Pollack makes convincing arguments on each of these topics, but does so in a way that doesn't adhere to any singular ideological framework. For example, he recognizes that in the short term, the preventing the sudden loss of oil production is absolutely in America's (and the world's) interests, but that keeping the price of oil low is not. On the matter of Israel, Pollack makes a very convincing argument that while America's partnership does cause problems for the US, it's not nearly as problematic as it's commonly portrayed to be. For example, the relationship has zero impact on oil exports, it hasn't kept the US from having strong relationships with Arab governments, and there isn't much we want from Arab states that we aren't already getting that could be achieved by cutting ties to Israel. Another intersting aspect of Pollack's argument is that he credits the Bush administration's intent in the region, and that at least on paper, the ideas behind these policies should be continued, it's the execution of the policies that need adjusting. Speaking to that topic, Pollack devotes chapters at the end of his book to Iraq, Iran, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A Path Out of the Desert is an accessible and compelling read. Pollack pulls no punches here.he lays out what America's long term interests in the region are, and how we can go about protecting them. He reminds his readers throughout the book that change is coming to the Middle East whether we want it to or not, and that the US can either sit back and hope that change benefits us, or we can engage the region in a more intelligent way. First Edition; First Printing indicated.…

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Condizione: Very Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Like New dust jacket. Inscribed by author on front endpage.

Hardcover. Condizione: VG. Condizione sovraccoperta: VG. First Edition. Inscribed and Signed by the author (first name only). DJ: some rubbing & edgewear; some creases at edges. Book: some rubbing & edgewear; some yellowing; otherwise overall clean & tight. 539 pages Inscribed and Signed by the author (first name only).…

1st edition. 8vo. [xlvii] + [541pp.] Original two tone boards. Pictorial orange and grey d/w. lettered in black. Very good. ISBN 9781400065486 US$12.

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Random House, 2008. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. Signed by author on flyleaf. Previous owner inscription on flyleaf.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 539 pages. 9.75x6.75x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Fine in a Fine dust jacket.; 9.6 X 6.6 X 1.5 inches; 592 pages.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. [2], xlviii, 539, [5] pages. Minor edge soiling. Foreword by Strobe Talbot. Notes. Index. Minor sticker residue on DJ back. Lengthy inscription from the author on the fep that reads: "11/25/08 For Frank, My two decades in Washington have been filled with disappointments about the people I've met. It is why I have so enjoyed getting to know you. Your intelligence, perspicacity, insight and abilities stand out far above the mediocrity of this town. Your are the kind of person that I and every American hopes and dreams of for our Nation's Capital--Truly one of our best and brightest. Please accept this as a token of my affection and admiration. Fondly, Ken." "Kenneth Michael Pollack (born 1966) is an American former CIA intelligence analyst and expert on Middle East politics and military affairs. He has served on the National Security Council staff and has written several articles and books on international relations. Currently, he is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, "where he works on Middle Eastern political-military affairs, focusing in particular on Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf countries. Before that he was Senior Fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution and a senior advisor at Albright Stonebridge Group, a global business strategy firm." The greatest danger to America's peace and prosperity, notes leading Middle East policy analyst Kenneth M. Pollack, lies in the political repression, economic stagnation, and cultural conflict running rampant in Arab and Muslim nations. By inflaming political unrest and empowering terrorists, these forces pose a direct threat to America's economy and national security. The impulse for America might be to turn its back on the Middle East in frustration over the George W. Bush administration's mishandling of the Iraq War and other engagements with Arab and Muslim countries. But such a move, Pollack asserts, will only exacerbate problems. He counters with the idea that we must continue to make the Middle East a priority in our policy, but in a humbler, more humane, more realistic, and more cohesive way. Pollack argues that Washington's greatest sin in its relations with the Middle East has been its persistent unwillingness to make the sustained and patient effort needed to help the people of the Middle East overcome the crippling societal problems facing their governments and societies. As a result, the United States has never had a workable comprehensive policy in the region, just a skein of half-measures intended either to avoid entanglement or to contain the influence of the Soviet Union. Beyond identifying the stagnation of civic life in Arab and Muslim states and the cumulative effect of our misguided policies, Pollack offers a long-term strategy to ameliorate the political, economic, and social problems that underlie the region's many crises. Through his suggested policies, America can engage directly with the governments of the Middle East and indirectly with its people by means of cultural exchange, commerce, and other soft approaches. He carefully examines each of the region's most contested areas, including Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Lebanon, as well as the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and explains how the United States can address each through mutually reinforcing policies. At a time when the nation will be facing critical decisions about our continued presence in Iraq and Afghanistan, A Path Out of the Desert is guaranteed to stimulate debate about America's humanitarian, diplomatic, and military involvement in the Middle East. First Edition [stated]. First printing [per Random House convention--printing line starts with '2' and First Edition is present]. Anita Karl and Jim Kemp (Map) and Day Walters (Aut (illustratore).…