This work presents the last fifty years of tumultuous Middle
East history - told from the unique perspective of a former Russian
Prime Minister and sometime spy Yevgeny Primakov. Part memoir, part
historical account, "Russia and the Arabs" tells the story of the
past 50 years'' developments in the Middle East from a Russian point
of view. Over his long career as a "Pravda" journalist with
mysteriously deep sources and a habit of acting on assignment from
the highest circles of the Soviet government, Yevgeny Primakov
formed personal relationships with nearly every leader of note in
the Arab world, from Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat to Yasir
Arafat to Saddam Hussein. He was sent on secret missions to
negotiate Soviet recognition with at least five different Israeli
prime ministers; he was there for parties on yachts in the Nile
with Nikita Khrushchev; and, he was the first journalist to
interview the new leader of Iraq in 1964 and the last to speak with
Lebanese Prime Minister Rufik Hariri, five days before he was
assassinated in February 2005. Primakov tells the inside story of
the break up of the United Arab Republic in the early 1960s, as
well as his secret attempts to patch it back together as late as
1983. He explains why the 1967 Arab-Israeli War was the result of a
miscalculation by Nasser, but the 1973 war was a miscalculation by
Henry Kissinger. He also describes Russia''s heretofore unknown role
in the 1991 Gulf War, and offers his opinion on the death of Saddam
Hussein. This is a book whose viewpoint is distinctly non-Western.
Primakov depicts the Soviets as consistently supporting the Arab
secular nationalists who were notably unenthusiastic about
socialism and the U.S. as supporting the Israelis and the
destabilizing radical religious elements that later turned against
America. He lays most of the blame for the continuing conflict
between Israel and Palestine at the feet of the U.S. and Israel.
Not everyone will agree with Primakov''s perspective, but his
first-hand accounts of behind-the-scenes encounters and his
insights into what really drove the region''s key events make
"Russia and the Arabs" an essential read for everyone interested in
world affairs.
關於作者：
Yevgeny Primakov was a KGB official stationed in various
Middle Eastern capitals before becoming Prime Minister of Russia
under Yeltsin. He is the author of two previous books, including
Russian Crossroads: Toward a New Millennium 2004 and A World
Challenged: Fighting Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century 2004.
He lives in Moscow, Russia.
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