The Struggle for Mastery in the Fertile Crescent [#457223]

Ajami, Fouad, "The Struggle for Mastery in the Fertile Crescent"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 081791756X, 0817917551 | EPUB | pages: 75 | 0.4 mb
In this book, Fouad Ajami analyzes the struggle for influence along the Fertile Crescent-the stretch of land that runs from Iran's border with Iraq to the Mediterranean-among three of the regional powers who have stepped into the vacuum left by the West: Iran, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia. He explains that, of the three powers competing for influence, Saudi Arabia and Iran are in it for the long haul. Each of those powers has a sense of mission and constituencies that enable them to stick it out and pay the price for a sphere of influence. Each country's prospects for supremacy is detailed and Ajami asserts that Iran must ultimately be reckoned to be the strongest.