Beyond America's Grasp: A Century of Failed Diplomacy in the Middle East

Stephen P Cohen, PhD (The Brookings Institution USA)

Beyond America's Grasp: A Century of Failed Diplomacy in the Middle East
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Picador USA
Country
United States
Published
1 October 2010
Pages
304
ISBN
9780312655440

Beyond America’s Grasp: A Century of Failed Diplomacy in the Middle East

Stephen P Cohen, PhD (The Brookings Institution USA)

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Middle East expert Stephen P. Cohen traces U.S. policy in the region from the breakup of the Ottoman Empire to the present. A century ago, there emerged two dominant views regarding the uses of America’s power: Woodrow Wilson urged America to promote national freedom and self-determination–in stark contrast to his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt, who had advocated a vigorous foreign policy based on national self-interest.

In concise, pointed chapters, Cohen offers a lucid primer on the complexities of the region and an eye-opening commentary on how different Middle East Countries have struggled to define themselves in the face of America’s stated idealism and its actual realpolitik.

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