Description
| Product ID: | 9780815740131 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | America and the Yemens |
| Subtitle: | A Complex and Tragic Encounter |
| Authors: | Author: Bruce Riedel |
| Page Count: | 104 |
| Subjects: | International relations, International relations |
| Description: | In this book, Bruce Riedel, one of America’s leading experts on the Middle East, provides a history of US relations with the various entities of north and south Yemen, and the first in-depth review of America’s role in the deadly Saudi directed war in the Yemens. Three Presidents—Obama, Trump, and Biden-- have been deeply involved in this conflict. Riedel places this current war in the context of America’s history of engaging with the Yemens. From President Kennedy’s handling of a Soviet and Egyptian coup in Yemen in the fall of 1962 to multiple Presidents interaction with the dictator Ali Abdallah Salih who united the Yemens this is a fascinating story with a colorful cast of characters, America and the Yemens will be of interest to readers seeking to have a better understanding of America’s role in the Middle East and the tragic encounter that has created the worst humanitarian catastrophe in our lives. |
| Imprint Name: | Brookings Institution |
| Publisher Name: | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-07-05 |
