David Makovsky on Middle East Myths
Dennis Ross and David Makovsky’s Myths, Illusions, and Peace: Finding a New Direction for America in the Middle East debunks popular and powerful misconceptions about the Middle East, and studies the long history of American attempts at peacekeeping in the region. “We feel America has been susceptible to some of these myths,” Makovsky said, “but we make a clear case for peacemaking. The U.S. needs to be engaged in the pursuit of peace.” Makovsky, a fellow at the Washington Insitute for Near East Policy, chatted with Zócalo about the assumptions …
