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Proxy warfare will shape the conflicts of the twenty-first century
for the foreseeable future. Yet the popular understanding of proxy
wars remains largely shaped by the experience of the Cold War. In
reality, in the Greater Middle East and its periphery today, the
growing power of regional states and non-state actors, combined
with the proliferation of new technology, has reshaped proxy
conflicts, in an increasingly multipolar and interconnected
environment. In this collected volume, a range of researchers
examine what constitutes proxy warfare and provide new insight into
how these wars are waged, in contexts stretching from Ukraine to
North Africa and Syria to Afghanistan. The volume draws upon
research, surveys and interviews conducted in Syria, Iraq, Libya
and Ukraine, as well as examining the propaganda output of those
involved in these countries' wars. In doing so, 'Understanding the
New Proxy Wars' helps reveal both the continuities and the
differences between recent conflicts and those of times past.
In The Longest War Peter Bergen offers a comprehensive history of
the war on terror and its evolution, from the strategies devised in
the wake of the 9/11 attacks to the fighting in Afghanistan,
Pakistan, and beyond. Unlike any other book on this subject, Bergen
tells the story of this shifting war's failures and successes from
both the perspective of the United States and al-Qaeda and its
allies. He goes into the homes of al-Qaeda members, rooting into
the source of their devotion to terrorist causes, and he spends
time in the offices of the major players shaping the U.S. strategic
efforts in the region. At a time when many are frustrated or
fatigued with what has become an enduring multigenerational
conflict, this book will provide an illuminating narrative that not
only traces the arc of the fight, but projects its likely future.
At a critical moment in world history The Longest War provides the
definitive account of the ongoing battle against terror.
TEN YEARS HAVE PASSED since the shocking attacks on the World Trade
Center, and after seven years of conflict, the last U.S. combat
troops left Iraq--only to move into Afghanistan, where the
ten-year-old fight continues: the war on terror rages with no clear
end in sight. In "The Longest War "Peter Bergen offers a
comprehensive history of this war and its evolution, from the
strategies devised in the wake of the 9/11 attacks to the fighting
in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and beyond. Unlike any other book on this
subject, here Bergen tells the story of this shifting war's
failures and successes from the perspectives of both the United
States and al-Qaeda and its allies. He goes into the homes of
al-Qaeda members, rooting into the source of their devotion to
terrorist causes, and spends time in the offices of the major
players shaping the U.S. strategic efforts in the region. At a time
when many are frustrated or fatigued with what has become an
enduring multigenerational conflict, this book will provide an
illuminating narrative that not only traces the arc of the fight
but projects its likely future.
Weaving together internal documents from al-Qaeda and the U.S.
offices of counterterrorism, first-person interviews with top-level
jihadists and senior Washington officials, along with his own
experiences on the ground in the Middle East, Bergen balances the
accounts of each side, revealing how al-Qaeda has evolved since
9/11 and the specific ways the U.S. government has responded in the
ongoing fight.
Bergen also uncovers the strategic errors committed on both
sides--the way that al-Qaeda's bold attack on the United States on
9/11 actually undermined its objective and caused the collapse of
the Taliban and the destruction of the organization's safe haven in
Afghanistan, and how al-Qaeda is actually losing the war of ideas
in the Muslim world. The book also shows how the United States
undermined its moral position in this war with its actions at
Guantanamo and coercive interrogations--including the extraordinary
rendition of Abu Omar, who was kidnapped by the CIA in Milan in
2003 and was tortured for four years in Egyptian prisons; his case
represents the first and only time that CIA officials have been
charged and convicted of the crime of kidnapping.
In examining other strategic blunders the United States has
committed, Bergen offers a scathing critique of the Clinton and
Bush administrations' inability to accurately assess and counter
the al-Qaeda threat, Bush's deeply misguided reasons for invading
Iraq--including the story of how the invasion was launched based,
in part, on the views of an obscure academic who put forth theories
about Iraq's involvement with al-Qaeda--and the Obama
administration's efforts in Afghanistan.
At a critical moment in world history "The Longest War "provides
the definitive account of the ongoing battle against terror.
It is a simple fact that no president in American history brought
less foreign policy experience to the White House than Donald J.
Trump. The real estate developer from Queens promised to bring his
brash, zero-sum swagger to bear to cut through America's most
complex national security issues, and he did. If the cost of his
'America First' agenda was bulldozing the edifice of foreign
alliances that had been carefully tended by every president from
Truman to Obama, then so be it. Trump and His Generals is Peter
Bergen's riveting account of what happened when the unstoppable
force of President Trump met the immovable object of America's
national security establishment.
The universe of militant groups in Pakistan's Federally
Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Northwest Frontier Province
(NWFP), near the Afghan border, is far more complex and diverse
than is commonly understood. While these groups share many
ideological and historical characteristics, the militants have very
different backgrounds, tribal affiliations, and strategic concepts
that are key to understanding the dynamics of this dangerous,
war-torn region- the main safe haven of al-Qaeda and the gateway to
fighting in Afghanistan. This volume of essays, edited by Peter
Bergen and Katherine Tiedemann and produced in connection with the
New America Foundation, explores the history and current state of
the lawless frontier of "Talibanistan," from the groups that occupy
its various sub-regions to the effects of counterinsurgency and
military intervention (including drone strikes) and the possibility
of reconciliation. Contributors include MIT's Sameer Lalwani, NYU's
Paul Cruickshank, Afghan journalist Anand Gopal, and Brian Fishman
of the New America Foundation.
No one knows more about Osama bin Laden than Peter Bergen. In 1997,
well before the world suddenly became aware of the world's most
sought-after terrorist, Bergen met with him and has followed his
activities ever since. In Bergen's own experience, bin Laden
'presented himself as a soft-spoken cleric, rather than as the
firebreathing leader of a global terrorist organization.' Today,
years after President Bush swore to get him dead or alive and
despite haunting the popular imagination since September 11, 2001,
bin Laden remains shrouded in mystery and obscured by a barrage of
facts, details and myths. With numerous never-before-published
interviews, THE OSAMA BIN LADEN I KNOW provides unprecedented
insight into bin Laden's life and character drawing on the
experiences of his most intimate acquaintances. This timely and
important work - the only book of its kind - gives readers their
first true, enduring look at the man who has declared the West his
greatest enemy.
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