Charles Thépaut

A Vanishing West in the Middle East (eBook, ePUB)

The Recent History of US-Europe Cooperation in the Region

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A Vanishing West in the Middle East covers the history of Western cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa since the end of the Cold War. Based on more than fifty interviews with diplomats and experts as well as consultations of the academic literature, it describes the operational and political frameworks through which the United States and European countries have intervened in the Arab world, and how their relations with the region have changed. Practitioner testimonies and detailed case studies illuminate U.S. successes and failures in enlisting allies for campaigns in Iraq, Syria, and Libya. This analysis goes to the heart of the American debate on "endless wars" but also questions the very concept of Western intervention in a region where the Arab Spring and subsequent uprisings have profoundly changed the geopolitical landscape. Today, whereas the United States wishes to pull back from the region, Europe understands it must become more involved. Whatever their particular motivations, both must adapt to an increasingly fragmented Middle East, influenced specifically by more assertive Chinese, Russian, Iranian, Emirati, and Turkish foreign policies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780755644322
• Artikelnr.: 63392877

Autorenporträt

Charles Thépaut, a visiting fellow at The Washington Institute, is a career diplomat who has worked on political issues across the Middle East and North Africa at the French Foreign Ministry, German Foreign Ministry, and European Commission. His book, Anatomy of the Arab World: From the Arab Spring to the American Pullback, was published (in French) in May 2020.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. U.S.-European Cooperation During the Unipolar Moment, 1990-2011
Ch. 1. Imbalances, Capability Gaps, and the History of Burden Sharing
Ch. 2. Transatlantic Policymaking in the Middle East, and the Lack of Space
for Cooperation
Ch. 3. The Frustrating Search for Shared Platforms to Advance Common
Interests
Part II. The Arab Uprisings, U.S. Fatigue, and the Vanishing West, 2011-20
Ch. 4. Obama-Era Rhetoric vs. Reality
Ch. 5. The Libya Quandary
Ch. 6. Unfinished Defeat of the Islamic State
Ch. 7. The JCPOA and Missed Opportunities to Pressure Iran
Part III. The Effects of a Fragmented Middle East on Transatlantic
Cooperation
Ch. 8. State Collapse, Resilience, and the Quest for Dignity
Ch. 9. The Missing New Regional Order
Ch. 10. Potential Impacts of the Pandemic
Ch. 11. Regional Perceptions of the United States and Europe
Part IV. Widening Gaps in the U.S.-European Approach
Ch. 12. European Weakness, European Autonomy-and the European South
Ch. 13. The 2020 U.S. Vote and the Prospect of Recalibration
Ch. 14. The State of Great Power Competition
Part V. Reset: A New Chapter for the West in the Middle East
Ch. 15. Transatlantic Partnership at a Crossroads
Ch. 16. Avoiding the Temptation to Simply Restore Old Dynamics
Ch. 17. Europe as an Asset in Great Power Politics
Ch. 18. Priorities and Division of Labor
Ch. 19. Capabilities and Burden Sharing
Ch. 20. Institutions and Coalitions
Ch. 21. Toward a Greater Emphasis on Soft Power