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The end of ambition : America's past, present, and future in the Middle East / Steven A. Cook.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]Description: xii, 193 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780197578575
Other title:
  • America's past, present, and future in the Middle East
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 327.73056 23/eng/20240131
LOC classification:
  • DS63.2.U5 C667 2024
Contents:
Original sins -- Prime directive -- Unbreakable bonds -- The great transformation -- The aborted revolution -- Retrenching & hedging -- Back to the future.
Summary: Steven A. Cook argues that the United States' long-standing ambitions in the Middle East—promoting democracy, defeating terrorism, ensuring oil stability, and protecting Israel—have either failed or become obsolete. He proposes that Washington should fundamentally rethink its role in the region and shift from intervention to strategic restraint.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Automatización y Procesos Técnicos Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) DS63.2.U5 C667 2024 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000191298

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Original sins -- Prime directive -- Unbreakable bonds -- The great transformation -- The aborted revolution -- Retrenching & hedging -- Back to the future.

Steven A. Cook argues that the United States' long-standing ambitions in the Middle East—promoting democracy, defeating terrorism, ensuring oil stability, and protecting Israel—have either failed or become obsolete. He proposes that Washington should fundamentally rethink its role in the region and shift from intervention to strategic restraint.

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