An edition of Perilous power: the Middle East & U.S. foreign policy : dialogues on terror, democracy, war, and justice
(2006)
Perilous power
the Middle East & U.S. foreign policy : dialogues on terror, democracy, war, and justice
by Noam Chomsky, Gilbert Achcar, and Stephen R. Shalom
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The volatile Middle East is a region of vast resources, frequent crises and long-standing conflicts, as well as a major source of international tensions and a key site of direct US intervention.Noam Chomsky, the preeminent critic on US foreign policy, and Gilbert Achcar, a leading Middle East specialist, bring a keen understanding of the Middle East and the role of the US, covering such key topics as terrorism, fundamentalism, oil and democracy, as well as the war in Afghanistan, the invasion and occupation of Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the origins of US foreign policy.
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Protest movements, Government policy, Democracy, Insurgency, Foreign relations, Terrorism, Iraq War, 2003-2011, Iraq War, 2003-, Terrorism, government policy, Iraq war, 2003-2011, Middle east, foreign relations, united states, United states, foreign relations, middle east, Diplomatic relations, Außenpolitik, Nonfiction, Politics, Terrorism, united states, United States of America, Middle East, Foreign policy, Relations extérieures, Terrorisme, Politique gouvernementale, Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011, Contestation, Révoltes, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / GeneralPlaces
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Perilous power: the Middle East & U.S. foreign policy : dialogues on terror, democracy, war, and justice
2007, Paradigm Publishers
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Perilous power: the Middle East & U. S. foreign policy : dialogues on terror, democracy, war, and justice
2007, Hamish Hamilton
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Table of Contents
Preface
Terrorism and conspiracies. Defining terrorism ; The terrorist threat ; Responding to terrorism ; 9/11 conspiracies ; Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait
Fundamentalism and democracy. Fundamentalism ; The Saudi Kingdom ; Democracy in the Middle East ; Fundamentalism and democracy ; Democracy since the Iraq invasion
Sources of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Oil ; Israel, the Israel lobby, and U.S. policy ; Israel and U.S. interests
Wars in the "greater Middle East". Afghanistan ; Responding to 9/11 ; Afghanistan today ; The United States and Iraq, 2003 ; Other major powers and Iraq ; The current situation in Iraq ; The Iraqi insurgency ; U.S. policy in Iraq today ; What should the antiwar movement be calling for? ; Will withdrawal lead to civil war? ; The Kurds in Iraq ; The Kurds in Turkey
Secession, self-determination, and justice ; Syria ; Iran
The Israel-Palestine conflict. The legitimacy of Israel ; Palestinian say in any settlement ; Going from a settlement to lasting peace ; Palestinians within Israel ; Mizrahim ; The Palestinian refugees ; Efforts to achieve peace ; The Palestinian view of a settlement ; Zionism and the Palestinians ; Israeli politics ; Palestinian politics ; How can we support justice in Israel/Palestine? ; Boycotts, divestment, and other tactics ; Anti-semitism ; Anti-semitism in Western Europe ; Anti-Arab racism and Islamophobia
Epilogue. The situation in Iraq ; Hamas in power ; The Israel-Hezbollah-Lebanon conflict ; The Israel lobby ; The United States and Iran ; Hezbollah ; Confrontation with Hamas and Hezbollah.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-266) and index.
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