{"product_id":"9781101081877","title":"Myths, Illusions, and Peace: Finding a New Direction for America in the Middle East","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A trenchant and often pugnacious demolition of the numerous misconceptions about strategic thinking on the Middle East\" \u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Now updated with a new chapter on the current climate, \u003ci\u003eMyths, Illusions, and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e addresses why the United States has consistently failed to achieve its strategic goals in the Middle East. According to Dennis Ross-special advisor to President Obama and senior director at the National Security Council for that region-and policy analyst David Makovsky, it is because we have repeatedly fallen prey to dangerous myths about this part of the world-myths with roots that reach back decades yet persist today. Clearly articulated and accessible, \u003ci\u003eMyths, Illusions, and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e captures the real­ity of the problems in the Middle East like no book has before. It presents a concise and far-reaching set of principles that will help America set an effective course of action in the region, and in so doing secure a safer future for all Americans.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127967990000,"sku":"9781101081877","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101081877_p0.jpg?v=1763685120","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101081877","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}