{"product_id":"obama-and-the-middle-east-paperback","title":"Obama and the Middle East - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFawaz A. Gerges\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished to widespread media acclaim, Fawaz Gerges's work takes on the past, present, and future of the United States' relationship with the Middle East. Gerges, one of the world's top Middle East scholars, examines the US-Middle East relationship Obama has inherited, analyzes the administration's responses to the challenges it has faced, and highlights what must change in order to improve US outcomes in the region. Evaluating the president's engagement with the Arab Spring, his decision to order the death of Osama bin Laden, his intervention in Libya, and his relations with Iran, Gerges reaches a sobering conclusion: the United States is near the end of its moment in the Middle East. The cynically realist policy it has employed since World War II--and that the Obama administration has continued--is at the root of current bitterness and mistrust, and it is time to remake American foreign policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFawaz A. Gerges is a professor of Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he is chair of the Middle East Centre. He was a senior ABC television news analyst from 2000 until 2007 and has been a guest on \u003ci\u003eCharlie Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOprah\u003c\/i\u003e, ABC \u003ci\u003eNightline\u003c\/i\u003e, and other prominent shows. He has contributed pieces to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInternational Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMiddle East Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAl Mustaqbal al-Arabi\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752948072736,"sku":"9781137278395","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7d69d8800d9a3b5916a183d2cf30a2cc.webp?v=1780008248","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/obama-and-the-middle-east-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}