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american foreign policy
Author_Akbar Shahid Ahmed
biden foreign policy
bidens legacy
breaking news
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forthcoming
gaza journalism
hamas leaders
journalism
leftist foreign policy
leftist politics
political analysis
president biography
us government
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- ISBN 9781324118190
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 22 Sep 2026
- Publisher: WW Norton & Co
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Following Hamas’s 7 October attack, this book argues, the Biden administration embraced Israel’s military campaign in Gaza with US-provided bombs that were soon massacring Palestinians while Washington did little to free hostages or shield civilians. Protests soon broke out across the US. Still, Joe Biden denied he was providing a blank check to Benjamin Netanyahu. He said he had a red line for Israel–but kept weapons flowing after it was crossed.
Through extensive reporting, award-winning journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed chronicles decision-making inside a White House which followed America’s worst instincts in foreign policy. Resisting criticism and course correction, Biden’s failures paved the way for Donald Trump to continue down an even darker path. Featuring sharp insights into the workings of the president’s inner circle and America’s national security establishment, Crossing the Red Line will be essential to understanding the US role in global affairs for decades to come.
Akbar Shahid Ahmed is the diplomatic correspondent at The Star. For his Gaza coverage, he has received a Writers Guild Award and a New York Press Club Award and has twice been named a finalist for the Livingston Award. Based in Washington, D.C., Ahmed previously covered foreign policy at HuffPost for twelve years. He is a Yale graduate who grew up in Karachi, Pakistan.
