{"product_id":"the-peace-puzzle-americas-quest-for-arab-israeli-peace-1989-2011-hardback-9780801451478","title":"The Peace Puzzle; America's Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace, 1989–2011 (Hardback) 9780801451478","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Peace Puzzle\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAmerica's Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace, 1989–2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDaniel C. Kurtzer (Author), Scott B. Lasensky (Author), William B. Quandt (Author), Steven L. Spiegel (Author), Shibley Telhami (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801451478\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 November 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages, 2 maps - 2 Maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collective Middle East experience of the authors is unsurpassed. Their analysis is terse, and their portrait of U.S. efforts to broker Arab-Israeli peace is bleak.... The authors assert that American policymakers must address the core issues, transform their natural bias toward Israel into a positive factor, recapture bipartisan resolve to tackle the issue, maintain continuity across administrations, and persuade the Israelis and the Palestinians that Washington understands and respects their fundamental interests.\u003c\/p\u003e (Foreign Affairs) \u003cp\u003eThe originality of this new book is to propose a distanced analysis that draws on 120 interviews with the implied decision-makers of American political involvement in the Middle East from 1989-2011...The authors take care to compare the remarks of their interviewees with available official documents, journalist investigations, as well as already-publicized testimonies. The result is a study that draws constantly on its foundational material, citing interviews that support and enrich the argument.\u003c\/p\u003e (Politique Américaine) \u003cp\u003eA must-read for anyone who desires to truly understand this critical and complex quest for Middle East peace.\u003c\/p\u003e (Israel Book Review)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEach phase of Arab-Israeli peacemaking has been inordinately difficult in its own right, and every critical juncture and decision point in the long process has been shaped by U.S. politics and the U.S. leaders of the moment.\u003c\/b\u003e The Peace Puzzle tracks the American determination to articulate policy, develop strategy and tactics, and see through negotiations to agreements on an issue that has been of singular importance to U.S. interests for more than forty years. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 2006, the authors of The Peace Puzzle formed the Study Group on Arab-Israeli Peacemaking, a project supported by the United States Institute of Peace, to develop a set of \"best practices\" for American diplomacy. The Study Group conducted in-depth interviews with more than 120 policymakers, diplomats, academics, and civil society figures and developed performance assessments of the various U.S. administrations of the post–Cold War period. This book, an objective account of the role of the United States in attempting to achieve a lasting Arab–Israeli peace, is informed by the authors' access to key individuals and official archives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Decline of American Mideast Diplomacy\u003cbr\u003e 1. Opportunities Created, Opportunities Lost: Negotiations at Oslo and Madrid\u003cbr\u003e 2. Within Reach: Israeli- Syrian Negotiations of the 1990s\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Collapse of the Israeli- Palestinian Negotiations\u003cbr\u003e 4. George W. Bush Reshapes America's Role\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Annapolis Denouement\u003cbr\u003e 6. Obama: An Early Assessment\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Lessons Learned and Unlearned\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52541697818904,"sku":"9780801451478","price":78.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-peace-puzzle-americas-quest-for-arab-israeli-peace-1989-2011-hardback-9780801451478","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}