Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 152
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Trim: 5¾ x 9
978-0-8476-8551-6 • Paperback • March 1997 • $48.00 • (£37.00)
Shai Feldman is senior research fellow at the Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Abdullah Toukan is science advisor to King Hussein of Jordan.
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Background for Peace
Chapter 3 Israel's National Security: Perceptions and Policies
Chapter 4 Arab National Security Issues: Perceptions and Policies
Chapter 5 Bridging the Gap: Resolving the Security Dilemma in the Middle East
Chapter 6 Appendix A: Appendix B: Abbreviations
Chapter 7 Glossary
Chapter 8 Index
This book is of critical historical importance. Feldman and Toukan have raised Arab-Israeli mutual exploration to a new and exceptionally sensitive level. They have demonstrated thoughtfully and brilliantly that a new era of Mideast analysis has begun . . . must reading for policymakers and students of the area alike. This is a wise, stimulating, and incisive volume . . . should be thoroughly discussed in future regional security talks.
— Steven L. Spiegel, UCLA
A few procedural points that could reap real gains. A timely reminder that Israelis and Arabs are talking.
— Foreign Affairs
This book is a triumph for Middle East security—a unique collaboration between two scholars across the Arab-Israeli divide. The remarkable effort made by Feldman and Toukan—sons of two former adversary states—should serve as a model for peacemaking in other regions.
— Graham T. Allison, Harvard University
An unprecedented collaborative effort. . . . The authors use a simple but effective format. . . . The book has considerable merit.
— Yosef Lapid, New Mexico State University; Ethnic Conflict Research Digest
Offers an insightful and well-written overview of the security perceptions of Middle East states and effectively outlines the persisting dilemmas and opposing perspectives.
— Mela Notes
A must for any serious student of current Middle Eastern security issues . . . incisive and visionary . . . Its collaborative production by two prominent Arab and Israeli strategic analysts makes its achievement even more remarkable.
— Roscoe S. Suddarth, president, Middle East Institute