Obama and the Middle East - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Obama and the Middle East write by Fawaz A. Gerges. This book was released on 2012-05-22. Obama and the Middle East available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A hard-hitting assessment of Obama's current foreign policy and a sweeping look at the future of the Middle East The 2011 Arab Spring upended the status quo in the Middle East and poses new challenges for the United States. Here, Fawaz Gerges, one of the world's top Middle East scholars, delivers a full picture of US relations with the region. He reaches back to the post-World War II era to explain the issues that have challenged the Obama administration and examines the president's responses, from his negotiations with Israel and Palestine to his drawdown from Afghanistan and withdrawal from Iraq. Evaluating the president's engagement with the Arab Spring, his decision to order the death of Osama bin Laden, his intervention in Libya, his relations with Iran, and other key policy matters, Gerges highlights what must change in order to improve US outcomes in the region. Gerges' conclusion is sobering: the United States is near the end of its moment in the Middle East. The cynically realist policy it has employed since World War II-continued by the Obama administration--is at the root of current bitterness and mistrust, and it is time to remake American foreign policy.
America's Challenges in the Greater Middle East
America's Challenges in the Greater Middle East - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook America's Challenges in the Greater Middle East write by S. Akbarzadeh. This book was released on 2013-09-18. America's Challenges in the Greater Middle East available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Barack Obama has faced many challenges in reversing U.S. policy on the Middle East. This book highlights points of resistance to Obama's efforts regarding U.S. foreign policy and what lessons may be learned from this experience for the remainder of his presidency and his potential second term in office.
Obama and the Middle East
Obama and the Middle East - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Obama and the Middle East write by Fawaz A. Gerges. This book was released on 2012-05-22. Obama and the Middle East available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From one of the top Middle East experts in the world, comes the story of American foreign policy in the Middle East and a proposed Marshall Plan for the region.
New Beginning in US-Muslim Relations
New Beginning in US-Muslim Relations - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook New Beginning in US-Muslim Relations write by Eugenio Lilli. This book was released on 2016-05-18. New Beginning in US-Muslim Relations available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book carries out a comparative study of the US response to popular uprisings in the Middle East as an evaluation of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy commitments. In 2009, Obama publicly pledged “a new beginning in US-Muslim relations,” causing eager expectation of a clear shift in US foreign policy after the election of the 44th president of the United States. However, the achievement of such a shift was made particularly difficult by the existence of multiple, and sometimes conflicting, US interests in the region which influenced the Obama administration’s response to the popular uprisings in five Muslim-majority countries: Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Libya, and Syria. After providing a detailed analysis of the traditional features of both US foreign policy rhetoric and practice, this book turns its focus to the Obama administration’s response to the 2011 Arab Awakening to determine whether Obama’s foreign policy has indeed brought about a new beginning in US-Muslim relations.
Containing Iran
Containing Iran - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Containing Iran write by Sasan Fayazmanesh. This book was released on 2013-11-13. Containing Iran available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Since the 1979 Revolution in Iran and the end of a close relationship between the US and the Shah, successive American administrations – including the Obama Administration – have tried to contain Iran by various means, particularly sanctions and military threats. Even though President Obama came to office promising to engage Iran, in reality his administration has followed the policy of “tough diplomacy,” which has included, among other acts, imposing draconian sanctions against Iran. Following the author’s earlier book on the history of containment of Iran and Iraq, the current book examines closely the Obama Administration’s policy toward Iran, as well as the role played by Israel, the European Union and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the implementation of this policy. Specifically, it is argued that the policy of “tough diplomacy,” designed mostly by those associated with the Israeli lobby groups, was intended to give an ultimatum to Iran in some direct meetings, telling Iran to either accept the US-Israeli demands or face aggression. The meetings were also intended to create the illusion of engaging Iran in order to gain international support for aggressive actions. Barack Obama announced this policy in his speeches as a Senator, particularly at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conferences. After he became president in 2008, the policy of “aggressive diplomacy” was put in motion. While pretending to engage Iran in diplomacy, the Obama Administration, in coordination with the US Congress and the government of Israel, pushed for the most confrontational IAEA reports on Iran and an unprecedented set of unilateral and multilateral sanctions. The US and Israel also engaged in a campaign of military threats, sabotage and assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists. Yet, after four years of hostilities, the policy of “tough diplomacy” failed to achieve many of its goals and failed to contain Iran.
