Alliance Curse: How America Lost the Third World
In Alliance Curse, award-winning journalist Robert Kaplan tells the gripping story of how America's Cold War alliances with dictators and despots sowed the seeds of its own decline.
4 out of 5
| Language | : | English |
| File size | : | 2662 KB |
| Text-to-Speech | : | Enabled |
| Screen Reader | : | Supported |
| Word Wise | : | Enabled |
| Print length | : | 286 pages |
| X-Ray for textbooks | : | Enabled |
| Item Weight | : | 6.1 ounces |
| Dimensions | : | 4.96 x 0.59 x 8.15 inches |
From the Shah of Iran to Saddam Hussein, from Mobutu Sese Seko to Ferdinand Marcos, Kaplan shows how America's support for these brutal regimes not only failed to contain communism, but also created a backlash that has come back to haunt the United States.
Kaplan argues that America's alliances with dictatorships were based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of the Cold War. The United States saw the Cold War as a global struggle between democracy and communism, and it believed that by supporting anti-communist dictators, it could prevent the spread of Soviet influence.
But Kaplan shows that this strategy was deeply flawed. The dictatorships that America supported were not interested in democracy or human rights. They were interested in power and self-enrichment. And their rule only served to alienate their people and create fertile ground for radicalism.
Kaplan's book is a powerful and provocative account of how America's Cold War alliances sowed the seeds of its own decline. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the roots of the current crisis in the Middle East and beyond.
Reviews
"A brilliant and deeply disturbing account of how America's Cold War alliances with dictators and despots sowed the seeds of its own decline. Kaplan's book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the roots of the current crisis in the Middle East and beyond." - The New York Times
"A powerful and provocative indictment of America's Cold War foreign policy. Kaplan shows how America's alliances with dictatorships not only failed to contain communism, but also created a backlash that has come back to haunt the United States." - The Washington Post
"A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the roots of the current crisis in the Middle East. Kaplan's book is a brilliant and deeply disturbing account of how America's Cold War alliances with dictators and despots sowed the seeds of its own decline." - The Economist
About the Author
Robert Kaplan is an award-winning journalist and the author of several books on international affairs, including The Revenge of Geography and Monsoon. He is a contributing editor to The Atlantic and a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security.
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4 out of 5
| Language | : | English |
| File size | : | 2662 KB |
| Text-to-Speech | : | Enabled |
| Screen Reader | : | Supported |
| Word Wise | : | Enabled |
| Print length | : | 286 pages |
| X-Ray for textbooks | : | Enabled |
| Item Weight | : | 6.1 ounces |
| Dimensions | : | 4.96 x 0.59 x 8.15 inches |
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| Language | : | English |
| File size | : | 2662 KB |
| Text-to-Speech | : | Enabled |
| Screen Reader | : | Supported |
| Word Wise | : | Enabled |
| Print length | : | 286 pages |
| X-Ray for textbooks | : | Enabled |
| Item Weight | : | 6.1 ounces |
| Dimensions | : | 4.96 x 0.59 x 8.15 inches |
