Russia and the Arabs : behind the scenes in the Middle East from the Cold War to the present / Yevgeny Primakov ; translated from the Russian by Paul Gould.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Primakov, E. M. (Evgeniĭ Maksimovich)

Standardized Title:

Konfident͡sialʹno. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Middle East--Politics and government--1945-.

Middle East.

Middle East--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--Middle East.

Soviet Union.

Middle East--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Middle East.

Russia (Federation).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fifty tumultuous years of Middle East history, from the perspective of a former Russian prime minister and KGB general

Contents:

CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1. THE NATIONALIST REVOLUTIONARIES; 2. A FAILED CHANCE FOR ARAB-ISRAELI RELATIONS; 3. THE INEVITABLE CONFRONTATION WITH THE WEST; 4. NATIONAL INTERESTS TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ARAB UNITY; 5. THE SOVIET UNION AND THE ARAB WORLD A Difficult Path to Closer Ties; 6. THE LOST CAUSE OF COMMUNISM; 7. AMERICA STEPS FORWARD; 8. THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE SIX-DAY WAR; 9. USA Tactics in the New Middle East; 10. HIDDEN PRESSURES BEHIND THE YOM KIPPUR WAR OF 1973; 11. THE MAKING OF THE ISRAEL-EGYPT PEACE TREATY; 12. LEBANON IN THE EYE OF A STORM; 13. A RETURN TO A HARDER LINE

14. THE ARAFAT PHENOMENON15. THE SOVIET UNION AND ISRAEL; 16. THE PHENOMENON THAT WAS SADDAM HUSSEIN; 17. THE SAGA OF THE KURDS; 18. A NUCLEAR SHADOW OVER THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT; 19. THE FUTURE OF THE MIDDLE EAST; AFTERWORD; ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR; NOTES; WORKS CITED; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-30892-0

9786612308925

0-465-01997-8

OCLC:

646830260