{"product_id":"behind-enemy-lies-by-patrick-cockburn-9781839763960","title":"Behind Enemy Lies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCockburn offers panoramic on-the-ground analysis as well as a lifetime's study of the region. As author of \u003cem\u003eThe Rise of Islamic State\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Age of Jihad\u003c\/em\u003e, he has proved to be a leading, critical commentator on US intervention and the chaos it has wreaked. 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 Yemen, the fall of the Kurds, riots in Baghdad, and continued aggression towards Iran.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile ISIS has been defeated, it is not clear whether it has disappeared from the region. Trump's policies appear 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46848529301740,"sku":"9781839763960","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/538633482843.jpg?v=1758984518","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/behind-enemy-lies-by-patrick-cockburn-9781839763960","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}