Negotiating Arab-Israeli peace : American leadership in the Middle East

Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace sets forth a compelling, interests-based framework for American engagement in the peace process; provides a critical assessment of U.S. diplomacy since the end of the Cold War; and offers a set of ten core "lessons" to guide the efforts of future American negotiators.

• Foreword p. vii
• The Study Group on Arab-Israeli Peacemaking p. ix
• Interviews and Consultations p. xv
• Acknowledgments p. xix
• Lessons Learned, Opportunities Lost p. 1
• The United States and Arab-Israeli Peacemaking: A Report Card p. 15
• Making Peace among Arabs and Israelis: Lessons Learned and Relearned p. 25
• The Strategic Context p. 25
• Style and Substance p. 30
• The Foreign Policy Process and U.S. Domestic Politics p. 47
• The Negotiator's Toolkit p. 59
• Recommendations for Future Administrations p. 75
• Appendices
• Timeline, 1967-2007 p. 85
• Selected Documents and Primary Sources p. 123
• Online Documents and Primary Sources p. 179
• Recommended Readings p. 181
• Maps