To do better in the Middle East, listen less to our hearts and more to our experts

Emily Waheln | Nov 17, 2016

Whalen, a doctoral student in history at UT, argues that, during the Suez Crisis, “the parochialism of [President] Eisenhower’s Middle East policies exacerbated the region’s cascading conflicts.” She continues “the naked self-interest of the Eisenhower Doctrine secured American priorities while eroding American credibility. So, when the next crisis came, Eisenhower (and his successors) had less room for maneuver.” She critiques American foreign policy for its “almost exclusive” concern with short-term goals.

Read her full article here.