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MYTHS , ILLUSIONS,AND PEACE Hardback - 2009

by Ross, Dennis; Makovsky, David

Two experts debunkmisconceptions about theMiddle East and set clear-eyedpolicies for the future

Why has the United States consistently failedto achieve its strategic goals in the Middle East?According to Dennis Ross and David Makovsky,two of America's leading experts on the region, it isbecause we have been laboring under false assumptions,or mythologies, about the nature and motivationof Middle East countries and their leaders. In Myths,Illusions, and Peace, the authors debunk these damagingfallacies, held by both the right and the left, andpresent a concise and far-reaching set of principles thatwill help America set an effective course of action inthe region.

Among the myths that the authors show to be falseand even dangerous is the idea that Israeli-Palestinianpeace is the key to solving all the Middle East's problems;that regime change is a prerequisite for peace anddemocracy; and that Iran's leadership is immune fromdiplomatic and economic pressure.

These and other historic misunderstandings havegenerated years' worth of failed policies and crippledAmerica's ability to make productive decisions in thisvolatile part of the world, a region that will hold thekey to our security in the twenty-first century. Rossand Makovsky offer a critical rethinking of Americanperceptions at a time of great import and change.


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Two experts debunk misconceptions about the Middle East and set clear-eyed policies for the future. Why has the United States consistently failed to achieve its strategic goals in the Middle East? According to Dennis Ross and David Makovsky, two of America's leading experts on the region, it is because we have been laboring under false assumptions, or mythologies, about the nature and motivation of Middle East countries and their leaders. In Myths, Illusions, and Peace, the authors debunk these damaging fallacies, held by both the right and the left, and present a concise and far-reaching set of principles that will help America set an effective course of action in the region.Among the myths that the authors show to be false and even dangerous is the idea that Israeli-Palestinian peace is the key to solving all the Middle East's problems; that regime change is a prerequisite for peace and democracy; and that Iran's leadership is immune from diplomatic and economic pressure.These and other historic misunderstandings have generated years' worth of failed policies and crippled America's ability to make productive decisions in this volatile part of the world, a region that will hold the key to our security in the twenty-first century. Ross and Makovsky offer a critical rethinking of American perceptions at a time of great import and change.

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Two experts debunk misconceptions about the Middle East and set clear-eyed policies for the future
Why has the United States consistently failed to achieve its strategic goals in the Middle East? According to Dennis Ross and David Makovsky, two of America's leading experts on the region, it is because we have been laboring under false assumptions, or mythologies, about the nature and motivation of Middle East countries and their leaders. In "Myths, Illusions, and Peace," the authors debunk these damaging fallacies, held by both the right and the left, and present a concise and far-reaching set of principles that will help America set an effective course of action in the region. Among the myths that the authors show to be false and even dangerous is the idea that Israeli-Palestinian peace is the key to solving all the Middle East's problems; that regime change is a prerequisite for peace and democracy; and that Iran's leadership is immune from diplomatic and economic pressure.
These and other historic misunderstandings have generated years' worth of failed policies and crippled America's ability to make productive decisions in this volatile part of the world, a region that will hold the key to our security in the twenty-first century. Ross and Makovsky offer a critical rethinking of American perceptions at a time of great import and change.

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  • Title MYTHS , ILLUSIONS,AND PEACE
  • Author Ross, Dennis; Makovsky, David
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 368
  • Language EN
  • Publisher Viking Adult, New York
  • Date 2009-06-11
  • ISBN 9780670020898
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