{"product_id":"behind-enemy-lies-patrick-cockburn-9781839763960","title":"Behind Enemy Lies: War, News and Chaos in the Middle East","description":"\u003cb\u003eA journalistic account of Trump's wars in the Middle East from a highly acclaimed journalist who has been reporting on the area for decades\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this urgent and timely book, Patrick Cockburn writes the first draft of the history of the current crisis in the Middle East. Here he charts the period from the recapture of Mosul in 2017 to Turkey's attack on Kurdish territory in November 2019, and recounts the new phase in the wars of disintegration that have plagued the region, leading to the assassination of Iranian General Sulemani. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCockburn offers panoramic on-the-ground analysis as well as a lifetime's study of the region. As author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of Islamic State\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eAge of Jihad\u003c\/i\u003e, he has proved to be leading, critical commentator of US intervention and the chaos it has wrecked\/ And here he shows how, since Trump entered the White House promising an end to the Forever War, peace appears a distant possibility with the continuation of conflict in Syria, Saudi Arabia's violent intervention in the Yemen, the fall of the Kurds, riots in Baghdad, and the continued aggression towards Iran. While ISIS has been defeated, it is not clear whether it has disappeared from the region. Trump's policies has appeared to pour petrol on the flames, emboldening the other superpowers involved in the proxy wars. Following the collapse of the deal with Iran, and the threat of war crimes, is a new balance of power possible?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Cockburn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839763965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839763960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.04w x 1.10d","brand":"Patrick Cockburn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048679698687,"sku":"9781839763960","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_705f2ccc-4e6f-4487-a9a1-bef1e145b9eb.jpg?v=1684997189","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/behind-enemy-lies-patrick-cockburn-9781839763960","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}