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refuses to concede defeat as Lula triumphs in neck-and-neck Brazilian electionBRASIL WIREUS election interference: Public Ministry investigates MetaTHE INDEPENDENTAustralian minister says he is being followed after bullet etched with ‘RAT’ left on carTHE GUARDIANUK poised to miss reduced aid spending target of 0.3% of national incomeTHE INDEPENDENTAleksandar Vucic defeated in Serbia election as student protest movement claims historic winMAIL & GUARDIANEugene ‘Prime Evil’ de Kock testifies at Khampepe CommissionTHE DIPLOMATWith Strict Agendas and Silent Corridors Kazakhstan’s Kurultai Is Muzzling the PressMAIL & GUARDIANMadlanga calls for corruption to carry a higher priceLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEOceania: a place of water and windsBRASIL WIREIn Offering Brazil’s Future to the US, Flávio Bolsonaro Endangers our Sovereignty and DemocracyTHE GUARDIANControversial US-backed vaccine trial in African newborns haltedTHE GUARDIANMystery over source of Ebola infection in Nigeria fuels concern about spread of virusLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEHistorical responsibility for CO2 emissionsBRASIL WIREUK Members of Parliament issue statement against US interference in Brazil’s electionLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEDonald Trump tampers with Brazil's democracyBRASIL WIREBrazilians go to the polls under the greatest foreign interference since 1964THE INDEPENDENTTrump in bizarre sweary rant against Norway after Nobel Peace Prize snubMAIL & GUARDIANDuduzile Zuma-Sambudla back in court over 2021 unrest postsMAIL & GUARDIANMatlala spills the beans in botched plea dealTHE DIPLOMATXi Jinping May Have His Own Reasons to Avert a China-Russia-US SummitLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEBrazil has not yet given upTHE INDEPENDENTToxic gas fears spark mass evacuation as massive fire engulfs Oregon seafood plantMAIL & GUARDIANIS FOOD LOVER'S MARKET INVOLVED IN ILLEGAL ELECTRICITY CONNECTION?BRASIL WIREIn Defence of the FutureTHE DIPLOMATIndonesia Seizes More Than 2 Tons of Narcotics in Major Anti-drug OperationsLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEOctober: the longer viewTHE GUARDIANLewis Hamilton aims to extend career till early 2030s so he can race in African Grand PrixTHE DIPLOMATThe China-Taiwan Diplomatic War Is More About Politics Than EconomicsTHE GUARDIANSeverely ill ICE detainees face imminent deportation to unknown African states, advocates sayTHE DIPLOMATSouth Korea’s Ruling Democratic Party Is Tumbling in the PollsTHE INDEPENDENTTrump ally Bolsonaro refuses to concede defeat as Lula triumphs in neck-and-neck Brazilian electionBRASIL WIREUS election interference: Public Ministry investigates MetaTHE INDEPENDENTAustralian minister says he is being followed after bullet etched with ‘RAT’ left on carTHE GUARDIANUK poised to miss reduced aid spending target of 0.3% of national incomeTHE INDEPENDENTAleksandar Vucic defeated in Serbia election as student protest movement claims historic winMAIL & GUARDIANEugene ‘Prime Evil’ de Kock testifies at Khampepe CommissionTHE DIPLOMATWith Strict Agendas and Silent Corridors Kazakhstan’s Kurultai Is Muzzling the PressMAIL & GUARDIANMadlanga calls for corruption to carry a higher priceLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEOceania: a place of water and windsBRASIL WIREIn Offering Brazil’s Future to the US, Flávio Bolsonaro Endangers our Sovereignty and DemocracyTHE GUARDIANControversial US-backed vaccine trial in African newborns haltedTHE GUARDIANMystery over source of Ebola infection in Nigeria fuels concern about spread of virusLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEHistorical responsibility for CO2 emissionsBRASIL WIREUK Members of Parliament issue statement against US interference in Brazil’s electionLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEDonald Trump tampers with Brazil's democracyBRASIL WIREBrazilians go to the polls under the greatest foreign interference since 1964THE INDEPENDENTTrump in bizarre sweary rant against Norway after Nobel Peace Prize snubMAIL & GUARDIANDuduzile Zuma-Sambudla back in court over 2021 unrest postsMAIL & GUARDIANMatlala spills the beans in botched plea dealTHE DIPLOMATXi Jinping May Have His Own Reasons to Avert a China-Russia-US SummitLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEBrazil has not yet given upTHE INDEPENDENTToxic gas fears spark mass evacuation as massive fire engulfs Oregon seafood plantMAIL & GUARDIANIS FOOD LOVER'S MARKET INVOLVED IN ILLEGAL ELECTRICITY CONNECTION?BRASIL WIREIn Defence of the FutureTHE DIPLOMATIndonesia Seizes More Than 2 Tons of Narcotics in Major Anti-drug OperationsLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEOctober: the longer viewTHE GUARDIANLewis Hamilton aims to extend career till early 2030s so he can race in African Grand PrixTHE DIPLOMATThe China-Taiwan Diplomatic War Is More About Politics Than EconomicsTHE GUARDIANSeverely ill ICE detainees face imminent deportation to unknown African states, advocates sayTHE DIPLOMATSouth Korea’s Ruling Democratic Party Is Tumbling in the PollsTHE INDEPENDENTTrump ally Bolsonaro refuses to concede defeat as Lula triumphs in neck-and-neck Brazilian electionBRASIL WIREUS election interference: Public Ministry investigates MetaTHE INDEPENDENTAustralian minister says he is being followed after bullet etched with ‘RAT’ left on carTHE GUARDIANUK poised to miss reduced aid spending target of 0.3% of national incomeTHE INDEPENDENTAleksandar Vucic defeated in Serbia election as student protest movement claims historic winMAIL & GUARDIANEugene ‘Prime Evil’ de Kock testifies at Khampepe CommissionTHE DIPLOMATWith Strict Agendas and Silent Corridors Kazakhstan’s Kurultai Is Muzzling the PressMAIL & GUARDIANMadlanga calls for corruption to carry a higher priceLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEOceania: a place of water and windsBRASIL WIREIn Offering Brazil’s Future to the US, Flávio Bolsonaro Endangers our Sovereignty and DemocracyTHE GUARDIANControversial US-backed vaccine trial in African newborns haltedTHE GUARDIANMystery over source of Ebola infection in Nigeria fuels concern about spread of virusLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEHistorical responsibility for CO2 emissionsBRASIL WIREUK Members of Parliament issue statement against US interference in Brazil’s electionLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEDonald Trump tampers with Brazil's democracyBRASIL WIREBrazilians go to the polls under the greatest foreign interference since 1964THE INDEPENDENTTrump in bizarre sweary rant against Norway after Nobel Peace Prize snubMAIL & GUARDIANDuduzile Zuma-Sambudla back in court over 2021 unrest postsMAIL & GUARDIANMatlala spills the beans in botched plea dealTHE DIPLOMATXi Jinping May Have His Own Reasons to Avert a China-Russia-US SummitLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEBrazil has not yet given upTHE INDEPENDENTToxic gas fears spark mass evacuation as massive fire engulfs Oregon seafood plantMAIL & GUARDIANIS FOOD LOVER'S MARKET INVOLVED IN ILLEGAL ELECTRICITY CONNECTION?
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الوهم الكبير: صعود وسقوط الطموح الأمريكي في الشرق الأوسط

سرد شامل لانخراط الولايات المتحدة في الشرق الأوسط من ما يقارب أربعين عاماً في أعلى مستويات صناعة القرار.

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يُعدّ كتاب الوهم الكبير لستيفن سايمون ثمرة ما يقارب أربعين عاماً في أعلى مستويات صناعة القرار والبحث الأكاديمي، وهو عمل بارز يقدم سرداً شاملاً وعميقاً لانخراط الولايات المتحدة في الشرق الأوسط.

يبدأ سايمون من عهد إدارة ريغان، حين تغيّرت النظرة الأميركية إلى المنطقة من كونها مجموعة دول بعيدة كثيراً ما تتنازع، إلى فرصة لامعة وملحّة لأميركا كي (بحسب كلمات ريغان) "تخدم قضية السلام العالمي ومستقبل البشرية."

أطلق ريغان الشرارة لمسار عقود من التورط الأميركي المتزايد، ومع نمو الاقتصاد العالمي وازدياد الاعتماد على النفط، باتت الطاقات الدبلوماسية والعسكرية الأميركية أكثر فأكثر مستغرقة في الشرق الأوسط.

يستعرض الوهم الكبير دوافع واستراتيجيات ونواقص كل إدارة رئاسية من ريغان حتى اليوم، كاشفاً شبكة من الأحداث المتشابكة: من تاريخ الصراع الفلسطيني–الإسرائيلي وسط السياسة الداخلية الإسرائيلية، إلى تنافسات الحرب الباردة، وسعي السعودية وراء الأمن، وصولاً إلى أحداث 11 أيلول والحرب على الإرهاب—كل ذلك ضمن عملية صنع قرار في واشنطن كثيراً ما حكمتها الأوهام والتجاذبات الحزبية.

بأسلوبه الساخر الحاد وكتابته الدقيقة، يحيي سايمون التاريخ المعقد ويمنحه حياة نابضة. يسلّط الضوء على دوافع التزام أميركا تجاه إسرائيل؛ ويفكك السردية الشائعة عن حرب الخليج باعتبارها "حرباً جيدة"؛ ويكشف العواقب المدمرة لأخطاء واشنطن، خصوصاً على شعوب المنطقة العالقة تحت وطأة العمليات العسكرية الأميركية والعقوبات الاقتصادية القاسية.

يكشف الوهم الكبير أن هذه القصة، رغم ما تحمله من لحظات مثيرة للإعجاب، كانت في كثير من الأحيان مأساوية وأحياناً غير مشرّفة. ومع دخولنا حقبة جديدة في السياسة الخارجية، يقدّم الكتاب تاريخاً تحذيرياً أساسياً يوضح ميل أميركا إلى خداع الذات والمغامرة في لحظة تعيد فيها الأمة تعريف انخراطها مع عالم يرزح تحت الأزمات.

Key Points

  1. يغطي السياسة الأمريكية في الشرق الأوسط من ريغان حتى اليوم
  2. يكشف الأوهام والتجاذبات الحزبية في واشنطن
  3. يتحدى السردية الشائعة عن حرب الخليج كـ"حرب جيدة"
  4. يفحص العواقب المدمرة على شعوب المنطقة
  5. تاريخ تحذيري لإعادة تعريف الانخراط الأمريكي
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