The Struggle for Mastery in the Fertile Crescent

by Fouad Ajami

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817917551
• ISBN13: 9780817917555
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
• Length: 75 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 4.5" x 7.1"