Salim Yaqub Libri

The Eisenhower Doctrine aimed to bolster Middle Eastern nations against perceived threats of international Communism while covertly targeting the rise of radical Arab nationalism, particularly under Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser. Salim Yaqub reveals how the U.S. sought to contain Nasser, whom Eisenhower viewed as a potential Soviet ally, through economic and military support. This strategy intended to align Arab governments with the West during the Cold War, ultimately isolating Nasser and reducing the risk of Soviet influence in the region.

7. Fallen Cedar: The Lebanese Civil War and the United States, 1975-1979 -- 8. Camp David Retreat: Jimmy Carter and Arab-Israeli Diplomacy, 1977-1979 -- 9. Abdul Enterprises: Arab Petrodollars in the United States, 1974-1981 -- 10. The Center Cannot Hold: Americans, Arabs, and the Wider Middle East, 1979-1980 -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

This book covers the broad sweep of post-1945 US history, addressing politics, economics, foreign relations, political activism, demographic transformation, and dizzying technological change. Extending to the spring of 2022, it shows how the turmoil, striving, triumphs, and setbacks of the last seventy-seven years shaped today's world.