Britain and the Middle East in the 9/11 EraISBN: 978-1-4051-0298-8
Paperback
232 pages
March 2010, Wiley-Blackwell
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‘A wonderful and fascinating contribution to our understanding of Britain’s place in the morass created by 9/11. This is the first work to set these current events in their true historical context. An absolute must for anyone wishing to understand the UK’s role in the wider Middle East, placed four-square within the story of our journey from Empire to conflicted transatlantic European power.’
—Jon Snow, Newscaster, Channel 4 News
‘Rosemary Hollis combines breadth of vision with
painstaking attention to detail in this comprehensive analysis of
New Labour and the Middle East. Anyone who wishes to understand the
complexities of the region and the impact on British foreign policy
of our relationship with the United States need look no
further.’
—Sir Menzies Campbell MP, former leader, Liberal
Democrats
‘This account of Britain's role in the Middle East under
New Labour is a well-written and significant contribution to our
understanding of the modern Middle East. It not only sheds light on
the Blair government's involvement in Arab–Israeli
peacemaking and the post-9/11 ‘war on terror’, but also
enhances our understanding of EU involvement and US leadership.
Required reading for anyone seeking to understand how events have
unfolded in the region in the past ten years.’
—Yossi Alpher, former director, Jaffee Center for
Strategic Studies
‘From her unique vantage point at the intersection of
government, academia, civil society and London’s diplomatic
corps, Dr Hollis incisively dissects Britain’s relations with
the Middle East under New Labour as well as Blair's path to war in
Iraq. This is as close to a definitive account as we are going to
get for some time.’
—Tarak Barkawi, Senior Lecturer, Politics and
International Studies, University of Cambridge
Hollis is one of those rare scholars rooted in the history and
policy-making process of her country yet capable of putting herself
in the shoes of the people at the receiving end. In this richly
documented and lively account of British policy in the Middle East
… she provides an insightful analysis of a pattern of
decision-making that is sadly not unique to Britain, in which
experts are marginalized, regional complexities are treated as a
nuisance and the policy is framed to defend certain interests and
questionable values rather than respond to realities. Her critique
is … implacable and severe.
—Dr Bassma Kodmani