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Steven A. Cook charts the course of the United States' encounter with the Middle East from the mid-twentieth century through the present day. Looking back, Cook makes a bold claim: the US was—despite setbacks and moral costs—successful. That record of achievement began to unravel in the early 1990s when policymakers embarked upon a set of overly ambitious policies to remake the Middle East. Cook highlights that calls to withdraw from the region are rash given the important interests the US maintains in the region.

Verden har altid stået foran store udfordringer, men i disse år synes panderynkerne hos magthavere og meningsdannere i Vesten at være dybere end tidligere. Kan vores nationer og institutioner klare presset fra den voldsomme migration, de stigende klimaudfordringer, religionskonflikter og en ustyrlig global økonomi? Per Stig Møller giver i "De fire isbjerge: en fortælling om verdens tilstand" sin analyse af disse fire, ifølge den tidligere udenrigsminister, mest presserende dagsordener.