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Donald Trump's New World Order addresses U.S. foreign policy
initiatives during Mr. Trump's Presidency, appeasing traditional
enemies such as Russia and undermining allies such as NATO and the
European Union. In the book, Ambassador T. Hamid Al-Bayati
outlines, region by region, policy by policy, the administration's
misguided, and sometimes corrupt, initiatives and decisions, which
could potentially lead to regional conflict and global war.
Highlighted within the text are the administration's relationships
and interactions with Russia, China, North Korea, and the Middle
East, as well as within the United States. The author's critical
review of Trump's foreign policy includes the impact of trade wars,
military escalation, and changing global relationships, Ambassador
Al-Bayati paints a stark picture of the present standing of the
U.S. and a dark future that looms on the horizon. Many experts
agree that Trump's foreign policy lacks coordination, consistency,
and organization. Trump often contradicts himself and his
supporting staff. Concerned Americans and U.S. allies struggle to
find coherence in the Trump administration's foreign policy. It
zigs and zags, with senior administration officials saying one
thing and President Trump contradicting them without warning the
next day. It punishes U.S. allies and coddles U.S. adversaries; it
privileges demagogy over democracy. Mr. Trump's approach appears
impulsive, improvisational and inchoate-devoid of clear purpose,
values or even ideology. Ambassador Al-Bayati leaves nothing
unexplored as he strives to organize and explain the current and
future implications of Mr. Trump's presidency and policy.
Why is the problem of terrorism—and the emergence of more extreme
and more brutal terrorist groups—one that cannot be solved, even
after decades of trying? This book, authored by a United Nations
Ambassador once imprisoned and tortured in Iraq, diagnoses the
shortcomings of present counter-terrorism strategies and lays out
an effective new plan for counterterrorism. The world has up to now
failed to stop Al Qaeda terrorist attacks and also failed to stop
the emergence of more extreme and more brutal terrorist groups than
Al Qaeda, such as ISIS/ISIL, as well as newer lone wolf terrorists.
Current strategies of counterterrorism have many shortcomings that
allow terrorists to continue their operations. A New
Counterterrorism Strategy: Why the World Failed to Stop Al Qaeda
and ISIS/ISIL, and How to Defeat Terrorists identifies the
shortcomings of present approaches and presents a comprehensive and
sustainable strategy to combat terrorism. Author Ambassador T.
Hamid Al-Bayati, an Iraqi politician, offers a unique insider's
perspective about the war on terrorism. As a leader of the
opposition against the terrorist regime of Saddam Hussein, he was
arrested and tortured, until he fled Iraq. From the UK, he
continued involvement in unfolding political events, until
returning to Iraq and assuming high political appointments. These
special insights are interwoven with accounts of detailed
interactions and policies that provide the background for his
explanation of the failures of counterterrorism strategies to date,
and lessons learned from those mistakes. Al-Bayati spotlights the
problems of terrorist cells, lone wolves, and foreign fighters
developing in all parts of the world, where members work from safe
havens to plan attacks, acquire weapons, and gain fighting
experience. His proposed strategy further emphasizes issues
neglected in current counterterrorism strategies, such as
undermining the ideology of terrorists, interrupting their use of
the Internet to promote evil, understanding the motivations and
psychology of terrorists, deterring youth from joining ISIS,
creating effective media campaigns against terrorism, and shutting
off the flow of funding that currently buoys the financial
resources of terrorist organizations.
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