War in the Age of Trump: The Defeat of ISIS, the Fall of the Kurds, the Conflict with Iran

Patrick Cockburn

Jul 2020 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Roger Clark

About this audiobook

Is the fall of ISIS the end of the perpetual war in the Middle East? In this urgent and timely book, Patrick Cockburn writes the first draft of the history of the current crisis in the Middle East. Here he charts the period from the recapture of Mosul in 2017 to Turkey's attack on Kurdish territory in November 2019, and recounts the new phase in the wars of disintegration that have plagued the region. The ground battle with the caliphate is perhaps over, but was this the end of the conflict that has scarred these nations for decades? Cockburn offers panoramic on-the-ground analysis as well as a lifetime's study of the region. And here he shows how peace appears a distant possibility with the continuation of conflict in Syria, Saudi Arabia's violent intervention in the Yemen, riots in Baghdad and Tehran. At the same time, the rising aggression between Israel and Iran, the raising of stakes between the US, Russia, and Turkey, shows that this remains the theater of the proxy wars of the world's superpowers. Has Trump abandoned the area for good, leaving a vacuum for others-Putin, Erdogan, Mohammed Bin Saud-to fill? He also looks at what might happen to the Islamic State: will it disappear now that it has lost its territory or emerge in a new form and with renewed violence?

About the author

Patrick Cockburn is the Middle East correspondent for the Independent and the award-winning author of the bestselling The Rise of the Islamic State and The Age of Jihad. His work on the crisis in the Middle East include the National Book Circle Awards-shortlisted The Occupation.

Roger Clark is a professional actor and voice-over artist who lives in New York City. He has performed in over forty-five countries.