PS 345 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Edward Luttwak, Cultural Imperialism
13 Nov 2018
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Lesson 2: e. luttwak, the middle of nowhere , prospect magazine, no. Edward luttwak is senior adviser at the centre for strategic and international studies in. Western analysts are forever bleating about the strategic importance of the middle east. But despite its oil, this backward region is less relevant than ever, and it would be better for everyone if the rest of the world learned to ignore it . Claims that middle east experts keep repeating their own mistakes, rather than learning from them. 1st mistake: five minutes to midnight catastrophism. King hussein of jordan (made this mistake a lot) Claiming that something catastrophic was about to happen, unless . (some remedy) Ex) resuming this or that stalled negotiation, or getting an american envoy to the scene to make the usual promises to the palestinians and apply the usual pressures on israel. Nothing actually happens at these moments of truth .
