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The Devil We Know (Record no. 578877)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780307408679 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 955.054 |
| Item number | BAE |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Baer, Robert |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Devil We Know |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Baer, Robert |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | Crown |
| Year of publication | 2009 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 3 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Over the past thirty years, while the United States has turned either a blind or dismissive eye, Iran has emerged as a nation every bit as capable of altering Americaâs destiny as traditional superpowers Russia and China. Indeed, one of this bookâs central arguments is that, in some ways, Iranâs grip on Americaâs future is even tighter. As exâCIA operative Robert Baer masterfully shows, Iran has maneuvered itself into the elite superpower ranks by exploiting Americansâ false perceptions of what Iran isâby letting us believe it is a country run by scowling religious fanatics, too preoccupied with theocratic jostling and terrorist agendas to strengthen its political and economic foundations. The reality is much more frighteningâand yet contained in the potential catastrophe is an implicit political response that, if weâre bold enough to adopt it, could avert disaster. Baerâs on-the-ground sleuthing and interviews with key Middle East playersâeveryone from an Iranian ayatollah to the king of Bahrain to the head of Israelâs internal securityâpaint a picture of the centuries-old Shia nation that is starkly the opposite of the one normally drawn. For example, Iranâs hate-spouting President Ahmadinejad is by no means the true spokesman for Iranian foreign policy, nor is Iran making it the highest priority to become a nuclear player. Even so, Baer has discovered that Iran is currently engaged in a soft takeover of the Middle East, that the proxy method of war-making and co-option it perfected with Hezbollah in Lebanon is being exported throughout the region, that Iran now controls a significant portion of Iraq, that it is extending its influence over Jordan and Egypt, that the Arab Emirates and other Gulf States are being pulled into its sphere, and that it will shortly have a firm hold on the worldâs oil spigot. By mixing anecdotes with information gleaned from clandestine sources, Baer superbly demonstrates that Iran, far from being a wild-eyed rogue state, is a rational actorâone skilled in the game of nations and so effective at thwarting perceived Western colonialism that even rival Sunnis relish fighting under its banner. For U.S. policy makers, the choices have narrowed: either cede the worldâs most important energy corridors to a nation that can match us militarily with its asymmetric capabilities (which include the use of suicide bombers)âor deal with the devil we know. We might just find that in allying with Iran, weâll have increased not just our own security but that of all Middle East nations.The alternativeâto continue goading Iran into establishing hegemony over the Muslim worldâis too chilling to contemplate. |
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| Topical Term | History |
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| Koha item type | English Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Anna Centenary Library | Anna Centenary Library | 07.08.2025 | 955.054 BAE | 378353 | 07.08.2025 | English Books |