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Blood Year

The Unraveling of Western Counterterrorism

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2014 has the potential to go down as a crucial year in modern world history. A resurgent and bellicose Russia took over Crimea and fueled a civil war in Eastern Ukraine. Post-Saddam Iraq, in many respects a creature of the United States because of the war that began in 2003, lost a third of its territory to an army of hyper-violent millennialists. The peace process in Israel seemed to completely collapse. Finally, after coalescing in Syria as a territorial entity, the Islamic State swept into northern Iraq and through northeastern Syria, attracting legions of recruits from Europe and the Middle East.

David Kilcullen was one of the architects of America's strategy in the late phases of the second Gulf War, and also spent time in Afghanistan and other hotspots. In Blood Year, he provides a wide-angle view of the current situation in the Middle East and analyzes how America and the West ended up in such dire circumstances. This is an essential book for anyone interested in understanding not only why the region that the US invaded a dozen years ago has collapsed into utter chaos, but also what it can do to alleviate the grim situation.

©2016 David Kilcullen (P)2017 Tantor Freedom & Security Middle East Political Science Politics & Government War & Crisis World National Security War Iran Russia Royalty Civil War Africa Imperialism Refugee Gulf War American Foreign Policy
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David Kilcullen writes a fantastic, informative insight and brings clarity to a complex situation that continues to affect our world today.

Brilliant and detailed insight

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Kilcullen has a fantastic ability to write highly academic and well researched books that are explained in accessible terms. Brilliant narration too

Academic thinking for military minds

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Davis Kilcullen never fails to illuminate my understanding of insurgency and counter insurgency. John Pruden is a superb narrator, and delivers the book well.

Excellent content, well narrated.

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