,Restoring the Balance: A Middle East Strategy for the Next President

Restoring the Balance: A Middle East Strategy for the Next President


 

Publication Date: November 2008

Publisher: Brookings Institution

Author(s): Martin S. Indyk; Gary Samore

Research Area: Government

Keywords: Middle East; Presidential transition; Nuclear arms

Type: Book

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

In Restoring the Balance, experts from the Saban Center at the Brookings Institution and from the Council on Foreign Relations propose a new, nonpartisan strategy drawing on the lessons of past failures to address both the short-term and long-term challenges to U.S. interests.

Following an overview chapter by Richard N. Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Martin Indyk, director of the Saban Center, individual chapters address the Arab-Israeli conflict, counterterrorism, Iran, Iraq, political and economic development, and nuclear proliferation. Specific policy recommendations stem from in-depth research and extensive dialogue with individuals in government, media, academia, and the private sector throughout the region.