Series: Council on Foreign Relations Books

The surprising story of Iran’s transformation from America’s ally in the Middle East into one of its staunchest adversaries "An original interpretation that puts Iranian actors where they belong: at center stage." — Michael Doran, Wall Street Journal “An extraordinary account... Deeply nuanced and eloquent.” — Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post Offering a new view of one of America’s most important,...

The Globalization Myth by Shannon K O'Neil makes a compelling case for why regionalization, rather than globalization, has been the most significant economic trend of the past forty years. The conventional wisdom about globalization is wrong. Over the past forty years, as companies, money, ideas, and people ventured abroad, they favoured regional rather than global connections. O’Neil provides an in-depth...