The America's past, present, and future in the Middle East Cook, Steven A. creator text bibliography nyu 2024 monographic eng xii, 193 pages ; 25 cm "In The End of Ambition, Steven A. Cook argues that while these analysts are rightly concerned that engagement drains US resources and distorts its domestic politics, the broader impulse to disengage tends to neglect important lessons from the past. Moreover, advocates of pulling back overlook the potential risks of withdrawal. Covering the relationship between the US and the Middle East since the end of WWII, Cook makes the bold claim that despite setbacks and moral costs, the United States has been overwhelmingly successful in protecting its core national interests in the Middle East. Conversely, overly ambitious policies to remake the region and leverage US power not only ended in failure, but rendered the region unstable in new and largely misunderstood ways." -- Publisher's description Original sins -- Prime directive -- Unbreakable bonds -- The great transformation -- The aborted revolution -- Retrenching & hedging -- Back to the future. Steven A. Cook. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- aw----- United States Foreign relations Middle East Middle East Foreign relations United States Medio Oriente Relaciones exteriores Estados Unidos Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores Medio Oriente 439 D S63.2 C771e 2024 327.73056 9780197578575 (hardback) 0197578578 (hardback) 2023046750 LBSOR 240120 20250724162043.0 23525870 eng