The Withdrawal

2022 book by Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad
9781620977606

The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and the Fragility of U.S. Power is a 2022 non-fiction book[1] written by Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad and is based on a conversation between them in 2021.[2][3]

Context

The writers discuss American power, in the wake of U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan after a war, and its implications on the involved countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Vietnam.[3] Then they compare United States' power with China who is trying to build their own power through institutions like Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.[3]

In their opinion, this will likely lead to a conflict.[3]

Reception

The book has been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews,[2] Foreign Policy,[4] and Library Journal.[3] Kirkus Reviews called it "a collection of insightful geopolitical analyses".[2]

References

  1. ^ Chomsky, Noam; Prashad, Vijay (2022). The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power. New Press. ISBN 978-1-62097-760-6.
  2. ^ a b c "THE WITHDRAWAL | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e Prashad, Chomsky, Noam & Vijay. "The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power". Library Journal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ O’Donnell, Lynne. "How America Sealed Afghanistan's Fate—Again".


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