Crescent of crisis : U.S.-European strategy for the greater Middle East / Ivo Daalder, Nicole Gnesotto, Philip Gordon editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Daalder, Ivo H.

Gnesotto, Nicole.

Gordon, Philip H., 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle East--Foreign relations--United States.

Middle East.

International relations.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Middle East.

Middle East--Foreign relations--Europe.

Europe.

Europe--Foreign relations--Middle East.

Physical Description:

vi, 263 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press ; Paris : European Union Institute for Security Studies, [2006]

Summary:

The greater Middle East region is beset by a crescent of crises, stretching from Pakistan through Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Together, these five crises pose the most pressing security challenges faced by the United States and its European allies -- ranging from terrorism and weapons proliferation to the rise of fundamentalism and the lack of democracy. Until now, Europe and the United States have approached these issues (indeed, the Middle East as a whole) in differing ways, with little effective coordination of policy. In fact, how best to deal with the greater Middle East has emerged as one of the most contentious issues in U.S.-European relations. The need for a common approach to the region is more evident than ever. This book brings together some of Europe and America's leading scholars and practitioners in an effort to develop a common approach to resolving the five major crises in the region. European and American authors provide succinct and fact-filled overviews of the different crises, describe U.S. and European perspectives on the way forward, and suggest ways in which the United States and Europe can better cooperate. In the conclusion, the editors synthesize the different suggestions into a roadmap for U.S.-European cooperation for addressing the challenges of the Greater Middle East in the years ahead. Contributors include Stephen Cohen (Brookings Institution), James Dobbins (RAND), Toby Dodge (University of London), Martin Indyk (Saban Center at Brookings), Kenneth Pollack (Saban Center at Brookings), Jean-Luc Racine (Center for the Study of India and South Asia), Barnett Rubin (New York University), Yezid Sayigh (University ofCambridge), and Bruno Tertrais (Fondation pour la Recherche Stratigique).

Contents:

America, Europe, and the crescent of crisis / Ivo Daalder, Nicole Gnesotto, and Philip Gordon

A common approach to Iran / Kenneth M. Pollack

The Iranian nuclear crisis / Bruno Tertrais

Israel-Palestine : U.S. strategy for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict / Martin Indyk

Putting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process back on track / Yezid Sayigh

Syria and Lebanon : Different roads to Damascus / Flynt Leverett

Promoting democracy and human rights in Lebanon and Syria / Eva Goes and Reinoud Leenders

Iraq: From democratization to governance / James Dobbins

Trying to reconstitute the Iraqi state: a European perspective / Toby Dodge

Afghanistan : Proposals for improved stability in Afghanistan / Barnett R. Rubin

Afghanistan: elements of transatlantic nation-building strategy / Michael Schmunk

Pakistan : Pakistan and the crescent of crisis / Stephen P. Cohen

The case of Pakistan: a strategy for Europe / Jean-Luc Racine

A common U.S.-European strategy on the crescent of crisis / Ivo Daalder, Nicole Gnesotto, and Philip Gordon.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0815716907

0815716893

OCLC:

61878855

Publisher Number:

9780815716907

9780815716891