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Losing an Enemy

Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy

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Losing an Enemy

By: Trita Parsi
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
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This timely book focuses on President Obama's deeply considered strategy toward Iran's nuclear program and reveals how the historic agreement of 2015 broke the persistent stalemate in negotiations that had blocked earlier efforts.

The deal accomplished two major feats in one stroke: it averted the threat of war with Iran and prevented the possibility of an Iranian nuclear bomb. Trita Parsi, a Middle East foreign policy expert who advised the Obama White House throughout the talks and had access to decision-makers and diplomats on the US and Iranian sides alike, examines every facet of a triumph that could become as important and consequential as Nixon's rapprochement with China.

Drawing from more than 75 in-depth interviews with key decision-makers, including Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry, this is the first authoritative account of President Obama's signature foreign policy achievement.

©2017 Trita Parsi (P)2017 Tantor
Americas Middle East Political Science Politics & Government United States Iran War American Foreign Policy Military Russia

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"An astute and generous portrayal of both sides of the negotiating table." ( Kirkus)
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