Kenneth pollacks new book

The storm that threatens is not what kenneth pollack. Pollack is a resident scholar at the american enterprise institute aei, where he works on middle eastern politicalmilitary affairs, focusing in particular on iran, iraq, saudi arabia, and the gulf countries. In 2005, kenneth pollacks first book about foreign policy in iran, the persian puzzle, sparked a national. Now, iran is even closer to possessing nuclear weapons, and america will have to find a new path forward. He has served on the national security council staff and has written several articles and books on international relations. Pollack has 14 books on goodreads with 2774 ratings. Kindle store buy a kindle free kindle reading apps kindle books french ebooks kindle unlimited prime reading amazon charts. New york times columnist bill keller, in supporting the iraq war in 2003, wrote kenneth pollack, the clinton national security council expert whose argument for invading iraq is surely the most influential book of this season, has provided intellectual cover for every liberal who finds himself inclining toward war but uneasy about mr. Such is the case with pollack s latest book, a path out of the desert. Npr airs ken pollacks iran war games and leaves out his. As the debate on iran now heats up, kenneth pollack is at the ready with a new book. Kenneth pollack pollack book on arab militaries misses mark. For the past fifteen years, as an analyst on iraq for the central intelligence agency and the national security council.

Pollack is a resident scholar at the american enterprise institute aei, where he works on middle eastern politicalmilitary affairs, focusing in particular on iran, iraq, saudi arabia. Interviews kenneth pollack the war behind closed doors. From 1995 to 1996 and from 1991 to 2001, he served as director for gulf affairs at the national security council, where he was the principal workinglevel official responsible for implementation of u. Revising the case against iraq a new article by former cia analyst kenneth pollack asserts that experts drastically overestimated saddam husseins weapons capabilities. Andrew pollacks new book searches for answers about why his daughter died in parkland. Since the second world war, arab armed forces have consistently punched below their weight. Author of 12 novels for young adults, sports journalist for the new york times, espn, cbs and nbc, he served as the ombudsman for espn, robert lipsyte turns 81 socially conservative talk radio host and relationship advisor since 1975, on sirius xm radio since 2011, author of over 20 books, dr. In unthinkable, a new york times and economist best book of 20 pollack explores the intractable american problem with iran, and tehrans pursuit of nuclear weapons capability. Pollack, who is the head of research at brookingss saban center for middle east policy, it is hard not to wish that what he refers to as.

End page 156 unthinkable walks readers through the recent history of nuclear policies and politics between iran and the west as iran progresses towards attaining nuclear weapons capability. Currently, he is a resident scholar at the american enterprise institute, where he works on middle eastern politicalmilitary affairs. Pollack is director of research at the saban center for middle east policy at the brookings institution. Unthinkable book by kenneth pollack official publisher. In his highly influential book the threatening storm, bestselling author kenneth pollack both informed and defined the national debate about iraq. She was the youngest of pollacks three children and his only daughter. Kenneth michael pollack born 1966 is a former cia intelligence analyst and expert on middle east politics and military affairs. The only way to accomplish that task is by means of a largescale ground and air invasion of iraq. A new strategy for america in iraq analysis paper feb 1, 2007.

Andrew pollacks new book searches for answers about why. He has served on the national security council staff and has written several articles and books on international relations pollack obtained a ba from yale university, in 1988, and went on to earn a phd from mit in 1996. The worlds foremost expert on middle eastern relations explains irans current nuclear potential and what america can do about it. The thing about the evolution of things like that are that theyre usually theyre glacial, they take a long. Pollacks powerful and riveting history of arab armies from the end of world war two to the present, assesses these differing explanations and isolates the most important causes. Engrossingif congress gets a vote on going to war with iran, lets hope that this book is on everyones reading lists the economist. Kenneth pollacks new history of arab armies the national interest.

Best sellers help new releases coupons gift ideas gift cards home books sell computers electronics registry. No fair reader of kenneth pollacks indispensable book can fail to be convinced of the correctness and justice of this conclusion. Kenneth pollack is director of research at the saban center for middle east policy at the brookings institution, and the author of the new book unthinkable. The bone of contention regarding this book is pollack s conclusion that the us should strive to. Kenneth is related to ivan a pollack and andrea frances pollack as well as 4 additional people. Kenneth pollack, iran expert whos never been there by philip weiss i just got a copy of ken pollacks latest book on iran, the persian puzzle, and was shocked on flipping to page 429, the authors note at the end of the book, to read that pollack has never been to iran and doesnt speak persian, has only dribs and drabs of arabic. This snapshot of kenneth pollacks life was captured by the 1940 u.

Also analogous to nietzsche, most have an opinion, but, at least based on my impressions of the majority of internet postings, few have actually read and attempted to understand his thinking. In 1940, he was 34 years old and lived in duluth, minnesota, with his son. Over the course of the book, he examines the combat performance of 15 arab armies and air forces in virtually every middle eastern war, from. In 2005, kenneth pollacks first book about foreign. Of course, those of us who read pollacks celebrated 2002 book, the threatening storm. Kenneth pollack, iran expert whos never been there huffpost. Kenneth pollacks the threatening storm slate magazine. Iran, the bomb, and american strategy pollack, kenneth on. New york times columnist bill keller, in supporting the iraq war in 2003, wrote kenneth pollack, the clinton national. He makes a strong historical case for arab weakness on the battlefields of the past century. Of course, he doesnt desire a nucleararmed iran, but at bottom he feels a war would only temporarily delay irans weapons program, while stirring up a. Best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons amazonbasics gift cards help sell. Kenneth michael pollack born 1966 is an american former cia intelligence analyst and expert. In unthinkable, a new york times and economist best book of 20 pollack explores the intractable american problem with iran, and tehrans pursuit of.

Unthinkable book by kenneth pollack official publisher page. Pollack, one of the worlds leading experts on iraq, provides a masterly insiders perspective on the crucial issues facing the united states as it moves toward a new confrontation with saddam hussein. Pollack, formerly a persian gulf military analyst at the cia and director for persian gulf affairs at the national security council, describes and. He started moving in a new direction in 2004 with the persian puzzle, when he flirted with the.

Kenneth michael pollack, phd born 1966, is a noted former cia intelligence analyst and expert on middle east politics and military affairs. Pollack assesses irans nuclear ambitions, and the consequences for america. Pollacks new book about the second axis of evil member. Kenneth pollack phone, address, background info whitepages. Provides a powerful explanation of the ineffectiveness of arab militaries over the last halfcentury.

The result is an informative, if somewhat flawed, book. Pollack focuses on politico cultural factors as the greatest determinant of arab military. They have lost many wars that by all rights they should have won, and in their best performances only ever achieved quite modest accomplishments. Kenneth pollacks book was published just after irans new president, hassan rouhani, took office, but was certainly written before that. It was a kind of philosophy, a new way of thinking about the postcold world america. Pollack is a resident scholar at the american enterprise institute and the author of the new book armies of sand. Select this result to view kenneth michael pollacks phone number, address, and more. Now, in the persian puzzle, published to coincide with the twentyfifth anniversary of the iran hostage crisis, he examines the behindthescenes story of the tumultuous relationship between iran and the united states, and. Kenneth michael ken pollack, phd born 1966, is a noted former cia intelligence analyst and expert on middle east politics and military affairs. Twenty five years after that we lost our first war, and now were about to start our first, cheered on by president bush and by kenneth pollacks new book, the threatening storm.