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Confronting Iran The Failure of American Foreign Policy and the Next Great Crisis in the Middle East

Hardcover • 2006 • English

Confronting Iran The Failure of American Foreign Policy and the Next Great Crisis in the Middle East

By Ali Ansari

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About the book

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'swar on terror? Iran expert Ali Ansari sets the current crisis in the context of a long history of mutual anta...Show more

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9780465003501

Publisher

Basic Books

Published year

2006

Language

English

Original title

Confronting Iran The Failure of American Foreign Policy and the Next Great Crisis in the Middle East

Format

Hardcover

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