{"product_id":"which-path-to-persia-options-for-a-new-american-strategy-toward-iran-paperback","title":"Which Path to Persia?: Options for a New American Strategy toward Iran - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenneth M. Pollack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel L. Byman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMartin S. Indyk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrafting a new policy toward Iran is a complicated, uncertain, and perilous challenge. Since it is an extremely complex society, with an opaque political system, it is no wonder that the United States has not yet figured out the puzzle that is Iran. With the clock ticking on Iran's pursuit of nuclear capabilities, solving this puzzle is more urgent than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn Which Path to Persia?\u003c\/i\u003e a group of experts with the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings lays out the courses of action available to the United States. What are the benefits and drawbacks of airstrikes? Can engagement be successful? Is regime change possible? In answering such questions, the authors do not argue for one approach over another. Instead, they present the details of the policies so that readers can understand the complexity of the challenge and decide for themselves which course the United States should take.\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eKenneth M. Pollack\u003c\/b\u003e is director of research at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. His books include \u003ci\u003eA Path out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e (Random House). \u003cb\u003e Daniel L. Byman\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior fellow at the Saban Center, director of the Center for Peace and Security Studies at Georgetown University, and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Five Front War: The Better Way to Fight Global Jihad\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley). \u003cb\u003e Martin Indyk\u003c\/b\u003e is director of the Saban Center, former U.S. ambassador to Israel, and the author of \u003ci\u003eInnocent Abroad: An Intimate Account of American Peace Diplomacy in the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e (Simon \u0026amp; Schuster). \u003cb\u003e Suzanne Maloney\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior fellow at the Saban Center. She has worked on the State Department's Policy Planning Staff where she provided analysis of Middle East issues. \u003cb\u003e Michael E. O'Hanlon\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at Brookings and author of \u003ci\u003eBudgeting for Hard Power\u003c\/i\u003e (Brookings). Saban Center Senior Fellow \u003cb\u003eBruce Riedel\u003c\/b\u003e served as chairman of President Obama's Strategic Review of U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Search for al Qaeda\u003c\/i\u003e (Brookings). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 241\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.84 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 13, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130463260807,"sku":"9780815703419","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c73951e8932ab5b7eee6b052e0386ef4.webp?v=1732611015","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/which-path-to-persia-options-for-a-new-american-strategy-toward-iran-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}