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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818409303321

Autore

Berman Russell A.

Titolo

In retreat : America's withdrawal from the Middle East / / Russell A. Berman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, California : , : Hoover Institution Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8179-1728-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (81 p.)

Collana

The Great Unvailing: The Remaking of the Middle East

Altri autori (Persone)

AjamiFouad

HillCharles <1936->

Disciplina

327.73

Soggetti

United States Foreign relations

Middle East Politics and government

Middle East Relations United States

United States Relations Middle East

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Half Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Foreword by Fouad Ajami and Charles Hill; In Retreat: America's Withdrawal from the Middle East; Retreat from Politics; Retreat from Leadership; Retreat from Democracy; About the Author; About the Hoover Institution's Herbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Russell A. Berman explains how the US withdrawal from the Middle East could have long-term consequences, as other forces come forward to fill the gap. He details how the retreat began and how the reduction of the US commitment has, in turn, set off a wave of repercussions. Berman analyzes what motivates such a retreat, how much it is a choice of the Obama administration, and how much it is rooted in US cultural leanings that could outlast the administration. In Retreat warns not only about changing evaluations about this specific corner of the globe but also about predispositions to retreat fr