{"product_id":"a-necessary-engagement-reinventing-americas-relations-with-the-muslim-world-9780691135250","title":"A Necessary Engagement  Reinventing Americas","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering a balance between analysis, personal memoir, and foreign policy remedies, this book injects much-needed wisdom into the public discussion of long-term US-Muslim relations. This title argues that an engagement with the Muslim world benefits the national interest of the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] thoughtful book... Nakhleh makes a strong case for the importance of constructive engagement with all Islamists except the global jihadists.\"--Jonathan Benthall, Times Literary Supplement \"Nakhleh, former director of the CIA's Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program, draws on nearly three decades of experience, current research and extensive polling to argue that the majority of Muslims strongly oppose terrorism and want good governance and a functional relationship with the U.S.\"--Publishers Weekly (starred review) \"In an informative and revealing book, A Necessary Engagement, Emile Nakhleh, a former director of Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program in the CIA's Directorate of Intelligence, says that although midlevel U.S. officials knew better than to frame the war in black-and-white terms, ever-expanding the territory of the enemy, they had little say and input in decision-making... Nakhleh paints a grim and stark portrait of the failures of U.S. policy makers to understand the most basic attitudes that Muslims have of themselves, each other and the West.\"--Fawaz A. Gerges, The National Interest \"This book should be required reading for the non-expert who wants a real understanding of militant Islam and how the United States should deal with it. Even experts in Islam, foreign policy and public diplomacy would find it worth reading. The author has marshaled persuasive arguments and presented a systematic analysis that is carefully grounded in fact and sensible conclusions... Nakhleh's years of careful study have been distilled into a highly readable 146 pages. Because of the nature of the issues he discussed, this book will be relevant to understanding our world for some time to come.\"--William A. Rugh, Middle East Policy \"Nakhleh draws extensively on his government background in this slim, must-read volume, which combines cogent and balanced analysis with well-reasoned policy recommendations culminating in a useful 'blueprint' for US public diplomacy that offers some novel suggestions.\"--Mona Yacoubian, Middle East Journal \"In this slender volume, Nakhleh examines the relationship between the U.S. and the Muslim world, presents cogent criticisms of U.S. assumptions and policies, and extends sound advice on how to undo what has been done through mistake, ignorance, or arrogance... The book is optimistic, succinct, and timely.\"--A. Ahmad, Choice \"[A]nyone reflecting on how the US policy towards the Muslim world should be developed would be well advised to read it.\"--Harold Walker, Journal of Islamic Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor's Note ix  Introduction xi      Chapter 1: Political Islam and Islamization 1  Islamization and Islamic Activism 4  Stages of Islamization 8  Islamic Activism and Radicalization 12  Islamic Radicals and WMD 14  Manifestations of Islamization 17  Factors Contributing to Islamization 20  Education and Islamization 23  Shia Activism 26  Islamic Political Party Politics 30  Islamic Activism, CIA Briefings, and U.S. Policy Responses 33      Chapter 2: Intelligence, Political Islam, and Policymakers 37  Intelligence and Policy: Roots of Tension 38  Politics Trumps National Security 40  Building Expertise 41  Academic Outreach 43  Training of Analysts 46  Cultural Expertise and Intelligence Analysis 47  Open-Source Data Mining 50  Visiting Muslim Countries 51  Analytic Products, Briefings, and Policymakers' Response 53  Iraq: Critical Briefings before and aft er the Invasion 54  Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, and the American Response 61  Authoritarian Regimes and Political Reform 64  Bureaucratic Impediments 66  Collecting Data on Political Islam 68      Chapter 3: Public Diplomacy: Issues and Attitudes 71  Polls and Attitudes 73  Global War on Terror 80  Invading Muslim Countries 84  Democratization 90  The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: An \"Honest Broker\" Role? 94  Unilateralism Resonates Poorly 98      Chapter 4: Public Diplomacy: A Blueprint 101  Caveats and Challenges 105  Secularists and Modernists 107  Traditionalists and Radical Salafis 112  Core Themes 120  A Blueprint 125  Conclusion  Looking Ahead 140  Acknowledgments 145  Glossary 147  Sources Cited 151  Index 155","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403755430231,"sku":"9780691135250","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691135250.jpg?v=1730484453","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-necessary-engagement-reinventing-americas-relations-with-the-muslim-world-9780691135250","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}