| Descript |
vi, 311 pages 25 cm |
| Note |
"In this urgent and timely book, Patrick Cockburn writes the first draft of the history of the current crisis in the Middle East. Here he charts the period from the recapture of Mosul in 2017 to Turkey's attack on Kurdish territory in November 2019, and recounts the new phase in the wars of disintegration that have plagued the region. The ground battle with the caliphate is perhaps over, but was this the end of the conflict that has scarred these nations for decades? Cockburn offers panoramic on-the-ground analysis as well as a lifetime's study of the region. And here he shows how peace appears a distant possibility with the continuation of conflict in Syria, Saudi Arabia's violent intervention in the Yemen, riots in Baghdad and Tehran. At the same time, the rising aggression between Israel and Iran, the raising of stakes between the US, Russia and Turkey, shows that this remains the theatre of the proxy wars of the world's superpowers. Has Trump abandoned the area for good, leaving a vacuum for others--Putin, Erdogan, Mohammed Bin Saud--to fill? He also looks at what might happen to the Islamic State: will it disappear now that it has lost its territory or emerge in a new form and with renewed violence?"--Provided by publisher |
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2000-2099
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Utrikespolitik
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Diplomatiska förbindelser
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Reportage
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Fejkade nyheter
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Kurder
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Kurds -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
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Reporters and reporting -- 21st century
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Fake news -- 21st century
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Diplomatic relations.
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Fake news.
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Reporters and reporting.
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Mellanöstern
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
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Middle East -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
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Iran -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
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Iraq -- History -- 21st century
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Turkey -- History -- 21st century
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Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011-
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Iran.
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Iraq.
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Middle East.
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Syria.
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Turkey.
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United States.
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Förenta staterna
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History.
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| Classmark |
327.73056
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| ISBN/ISSN |
9781839760402 inbunden |
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