The next U.S. president will need to pursue a new strategic
framework for advancing American interests in the Middle East. The
mounting challenges include sectarian conflict in Iraq, Iran's
pursuit of nuclear capabilities, failing Palestinian and Lebanese
governments, a dormant peace process, and the ongoing war against
terror. Compounding these challenges is a growing hostility toward
U.S. involvement in the Middle East. The old policy paradigms,
whether President George W. Bush's model of regime change and
democratization or President Bill Clinton's model of peacemaking
and containment, will no longer suit the likely circumstances
confronting the next administration in the Middle East. In R
"estoring 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. The experts include Stephen Biddle,
Isobel Coleman, Steven A. Cook, Steven Simon, and Ray Takeyh from
the Council on Foreign Relations and Daniel L. Byman, Suzanne
Maloney, Kenneth M. Pollack, Bruce Riedel, ShibleyTelhami, and
Tamara Cofman Wittes from Brookings' Saban Center.
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