The Withdrawal

The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and the Fragility of U.S. Power is a 2022 non-fiction book^[1] written by Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad and is based on a conversation between them in 2021.^[2][3]

The Withdrawal

Author	Noam Chomsky, Vijay Prashad
Language	English
Publisher	New Press
Publication date	August 30, 2022
Media type	Hardcover
Pages	208
ISBN	9781620977606

Context

The writers discuss American power, in the wake of the 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan after its war there, and its implications on the involved countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Vietnam.^[3] Then they compare United States' power with China who is trying to build their own power through institutions like Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.^[3]

In their opinion, this will likely lead to a conflict.^[3]

Reception

The book has been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews,^[2] Foreign Policy,^[4] and Library Journal.^[3] Kirkus Reviews called it "a collection of insightful geopolitical analyses".^[2]