Russia and the Arabs : behind the scenes in the Middle East from the Cold War to the present /
Primakov, E. M.
Russia and the Arabs : behind the scenes in the Middle East from the Cold War to the present / Yevgeny Primakov ; translated from the Russian by Paul Gould. - New York : Basic Books, 2009. - x, 418 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The nationalist revolutionaries -- A failed chance for Arab-Israeli relations -- The inevitable confrontation with the west -- National interests take precedence over Arab unity -- The Soviet Union and the Arab world: a difficult path to closer ties -- The lost cause of Communism -- America steps forward -- The beginning and end of the six-day war -- USA: tactics in the new Middle East -- Hidden pressures behind the Yom Kippur War of 1973 -- The making of the Israel-Egypt peace treaty -- Lebanon in the eye of a storm -- A return to a harder line -- The Arafat phenomenon -- The Soviet Union and Israel -- The phenomenon that was Saddam Hussein -- The sage of the Kurds -- A nuclear shadow over the Arab-Israeli conflict -- The future of the Middle East.
9780465004751 (alk. paper)
Middle East --Foreign relations --Russia (Federation)
Middle East --Foreign relations --Soviet Union.
Middle East --Politics and government --1945-
Russia (Federation) --Foreign relations --Middle East.
Soviet Union --Foreign relations --Middle East.
DS63.1 / .P772513 2009
Russia and the Arabs : behind the scenes in the Middle East from the Cold War to the present / Yevgeny Primakov ; translated from the Russian by Paul Gould. - New York : Basic Books, 2009. - x, 418 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The nationalist revolutionaries -- A failed chance for Arab-Israeli relations -- The inevitable confrontation with the west -- National interests take precedence over Arab unity -- The Soviet Union and the Arab world: a difficult path to closer ties -- The lost cause of Communism -- America steps forward -- The beginning and end of the six-day war -- USA: tactics in the new Middle East -- Hidden pressures behind the Yom Kippur War of 1973 -- The making of the Israel-Egypt peace treaty -- Lebanon in the eye of a storm -- A return to a harder line -- The Arafat phenomenon -- The Soviet Union and Israel -- The phenomenon that was Saddam Hussein -- The sage of the Kurds -- A nuclear shadow over the Arab-Israeli conflict -- The future of the Middle East.
9780465004751 (alk. paper)
Middle East --Foreign relations --Russia (Federation)
Middle East --Foreign relations --Soviet Union.
Middle East --Politics and government --1945-
Russia (Federation) --Foreign relations --Middle East.
Soviet Union --Foreign relations --Middle East.
DS63.1 / .P772513 2009