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The Failure of American Foreign Policy And the Next Great Crisis in the Middle East
Perseus Books Group
July 2006
On Sale: June 30, 2006
288 pages
ISBN: 0465003508
EAN: 9780465003501
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Political
Iran has resumed its nuclear program, and President Bush is
threatening military action. An expert on U.S.-Iranian
relations explains the past, present, and possible future of
this dangerous standoff In 2002, George W. Bush famously referred to Iran as a
member of the "axis of evil." The fierce rhetoric highlights
the persistent antagonism between the two nations. The
standoff has taken on renewed urgency with election of
hard-line conservative Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran's new
president and his bold resumption of the country's nuclear
program. Will Iran be the next front in America's war on terror? Iran expert Ali Ansari sets the current crisis in the
context of a long history of mutual antagonism. Despite the
absence of formal diplomatic relations, Iran and the U.S.
have loomed large in each other's domestic politics for
decades. From the overthrow of Mosaddeq in 1953 to the
hostage crisis in 1979 and, more recently, the Gulf War and
the War in Iraq, both Iranian and American politicians have
forged narratives about an "evil empire" lying half a world
away. This mutual mistrust has militated against dŽtente
between the two nations--and may ultimately lead to war. An authoritative account of failed foreign policy, this book
will be essential reading for anyone seeking to understand
this explosive region.
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