{"product_id":"re-engaging-the-middle-east-dafna-h-rand-9780815737407","title":"Re-Engaging the Middle East: A New Vision for U.S. Policy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's time for new policies based on changing U.S. interests\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eU.S. policy in the Middle East has had very few successes in recent years, so maybe it's time for a different approach. But is the new approach of the Trump administration--military disengagement coupled with unquestioning support for key allies--Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia--the way forward?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this edited volume, noted experts on the region lay out a better long-term strategy for protecting U.S. interests in the Middle East. The authors articulate a vision that is both self-interested and carefully tailored to the unique dynamics of the increasingly divergent sub-regions in the Middle East, including North Africa, the Sunni Arab bloc of Egypt and Persian Gulf states, and the increasingly chaotic Levant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book argues that the most effective way to pursue and protect U.S. interests is unlikely to involve the same alliance-centric approach that has been the basis of Washington's policy since the 1990s. Instead, the United States should adopt a nimbler and less military-dominant strategy that relies on a diversified set of partners and a determination to establish priorities for American interests and the use of resources, both financial and military.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn essence, the book calls for a new post-Obama and post-Trump approach to the region that reflects the fact that U.S. interests are changing and likely will continue to change. The book offers a fresh perspective in advance of the 2020 presidential election.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dafna H. Rand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815737408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815737407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brookings Institution Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Dafna H. Rand","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947328471295,"sku":"9780815737407","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_59d20983-b085-417a-bed2-6662552e92fa.jpg?v=1681518072","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/re-engaging-the-middle-east-dafna-h-rand-9780815737407","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}