ArticlesFrom the Potomac to the EuphratesWeekend ReadingShareWeekend ReadingBy experts and staffPublishedMay 13, 2011 4:35 p.m.Steven A. CookCFR ExpertEni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa StudiesShareA goldsmith poses with gold bangles in his jewellery shop in Amman (Ali Jarekji/Courtesy Reuters)