Fault Lines

Fault Lines is written for those interested in understanding the often convoluted history of American Middle East policy by a non-academic former businessman and consultant, widely traveled in the Middle East. The book explains the fault lines that have often plagued U.S. efforts to protect its national interests in the region and how these on-going faults have led to a precipitous decline in American influence. The author makes some recommendations as to how this decline can be reversed.

Fault Lines is written for those interested in understanding the often convoluted history of American Middle East policy by a non-academic former businessman and consultant, widely traveled in the Middle East. The book explains the fault lines that have often plagued U.S. efforts to protect its national interests in the region and how these on-going faults have led to a precipitous decline in American influence. The author makes some recommendations as to how this decline can be reversed.

Don Liebich is a native of New York and a graduate of the University of Rochester and the Harvard Business School PMD program. He spent his career with the U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine service and Sysco Corp. After retiring from Sysco Corp, he engaged in numerous consulting projects in various countries including Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Indonesia and Venezuela. He has traveled to the Middle East numerous times in the past ten years. Liebich has been involved with economic development, citizen diplomacy and human rights projects in Jordan, Israel/Palestine including the West Bank, UAE and Iran. He has conducted seminars and taught courses on Islam, Christian Fundamentalism, U.S. Middle East foreign policy and Iran. Don and his wife, Marcia, live in Hailey, ID.