Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (842 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1541460596 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 408 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Trita Parsi is president of the National Iranian American Council. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He lives in Reston, Virginia.Paul Boehmer is a seasoned actor who has appeared on Broadway, film, and television, including The Thomas Crown Affair and All My Children. He teaches at Jo
Trita Parsi, a Middle East foreign policy expert who advised the Obama White House throughout the talks and had access to decision-makers and diplomats on the U.S. and Iranian sides alike, examines every facet of a triumph that could become as important and consequential as Nixon's rapprochement with China. Drawing from more than seventy-five in-depth interviews with key decision-makers, including Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, this is the first authoritative account of President Obama's signature foreign policy achievement.. This timely book focuses on President Obama's deeply considered strategy toward Iran's nuclear program and reveals how the historic agreement of 2015 broke the persistent stalemate in negotiations that had blocked earlier efforts. The deal acco
Eric C. Petersen said A great book about a very important event. First rate - continuously interesting and very well written by one of the real experts on U.S.-Iranian relations. For the ten years preceding Obama's second term, negotiations on Iran's nuclear program had gone nowhere and positions had hardened: Iran, as a member of the NPT, claimed it
"An astute and generous portrayal of both sides of the negotiating table." ---Kirkus