Beyond war : reimagining American influence in a new Middle East / David Rohde.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rohde, David, 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

United States--Foreign economic relations--Middle East.

United States.

Middle East--Foreign economic relations--United States.

Middle East.

United States--Relations--Middle East.

Relations.

Middle East--Relations--United States.

Middle East Region.

Physical Description:

xvii, 221 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Viking, 2013.

Summary:

"This book distills eleven years of expert reporting for The New York Times, Reuters, and The Atlantic Monthly into a clarion call for change. An incisive look at the evolving nature of war, Rohde exposes how a dysfunctional Washington squandered billions on contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, neglected its true allies in the war on terror and failed to employ its most potent nonmilitary weapons: American consumerism, technology, and investment. Rohde then surveys post-Arab Spring Tunisia, Turkey, and Egypt, and finds a yearning for American technology, trade, and education. He argues that only Muslim moderates, not Americans, can eradicate militancy. For readers of Steve Coll, Tom Ricks, and Ahmed Rashid, Beyond War shows how the failed American effort to back moderate Muslims since 9/11 can be salvaged"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Pt. 1. For-profit war. Little America

Law and disorder in Iraq

A civilian surge

The rise of the drone

pt. 2. A way forward. Where Islam and democracy meet, uneasily

The Silicon Valley of the Arab world?

Murder in Benghazi

Post-Mubarak

Little Washington.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780670026449

0670026441

OCLC:

796756030

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