Behind Enemy Lies - by Patrick Cockburn (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A journalistic account of Trump's wars in the Middle East from a highly acclaimed journalist who has been reporting on the area for decades</b> <p/>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, leading to the assassination of Iranian General Sulemani. <p/>Cockburn offers panoramic on-the-ground analysis as well as a lifetime's study of the region. As author of <i>The Rise of Islamic State</i>, and the <i>Age of Jihad</i>, he has proved to be leading, critical commentator of US intervention and the chaos it has wrecked/ And here he shows how, since Trump entered the White House promising an end to the Forever War, peace appears a distant possibility with the continuation of conflict in Syria, Saudi Arabia's violent intervention in the Yemen, the fall of the Kurds, riots in Baghdad, and the continued aggression towards Iran. While ISIS has been defeated, it is not clear whether it has disappeared from the region. Trump's policies has appeared to pour petrol on the flames, emboldening the other superpowers involved in the proxy wars. Following the collapse of the deal with Iran, and the threat of war crimes, is a new balance of power possible?<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Must-read."<br><b>--<i>TomDispatch</i></b> <p/> "Cockburn makes a powerful denunciation of double standards in western media."<br><b>--<i>Irish Times</i></b> <p/> "Eminently readable ... One of the region's most distinguished western observers ... Soaked in blood, sectarian strife and fanaticism, mired in Great Power hypocrisy and betrayal, this may not be everyone's idea of feelgood lockdown literature but for anyone interested in the Middle East it is essential reading."<br><b>--Justin Marozzi, <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Patrick Cockburn</b> is a Middle East correspondent for the <i>Independent</i> and has worked previously for the <i>Financial Times</i>. His work on the crisis in the Middle East include the National Book Circle Awards-shortlisted <i>The Occupation</i> and <i>Saddam Hussein: An American Obsession </i>(with Andrew Cockburn), The best-selling <i>The Rise of the Islamic State</i> and <i>The Age of Jihad.</i> He won the Martha Gellhorn Prize in 2005, the James Cameron Prize in 2006, and the Orwell Prize for Journalism in 2009. More recently he has been awarded Foreign Commentator of the Year at the 2013 Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards, Foreign Affairs Journalist of the Year in British Journalism Award 2014, and Foreign Reporter of the Year in Press Awards 2014.
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