limits of American power
Subtitle: prosecuting a Middle East peace
By: Douglas Sturkey.
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA, USA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781847202437
Subjects: Arab-Israeli conflict.; Mediation, International.; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-; United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East.; Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States.; United States -- Foreign relations -- Israel.; Israel -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Introduction; value: Power and diplomacy: the United States's 'unipolar; value: Moment'; value: America's global vision : a balance of US interests in the Middle East; value: American support for Israel; value: United states oil demand; value: Non-proliferation of WMD and delivery systems; value: Terrorism/insurgency; value: Weighing the balance; value: Power; value: Diplomacy; value: Persuasion; value: Positive sanctions; value: Negative sanctions; value: Coercion; value: International norms; value: Legitimacy of US intervention; value: Efficacy of power; value: Conclusion; value: Failures and success: the road to Madrid; value: Failures / the background; value: Success; value: Conclusion; value: Expectation and disappointment: the United States, Israel and the Palestinians, 1991-96; value: The Madrid process; value: Direct Israel-Palestinian negotiations; value: Post-Oslo negotiations; value: The Palestinian Authority; value: Toward an interim agreement; value: The interim agreement; value: Protecting the peace process; value: Legitimacy of the Palestinian authority; value: Conclusion; value: Progress and regional cooperation: the United States, Israel and Jordan; and the multilateral negotiations, 1992-97; value: The United States, Israel and Jordan; value: Multilateral negotiations; value: Madrid's multilateral working groups; value: The Middle East and North Africa economic summits; value: Conclusion; value: Advance and retreat: the United States, Israel and Syria; and Lebanon; value: The United States, Israel and Syria; value: The 'pre-negotiation process'; value: Formal negotiations; value: Resumption of negotiations; value: Lebanon; value: Conclusion; value: Frustration and failure: the United States, Israel and the Palestinians, 1996-2001; value: The Likud approach; value: The complication of Israeli settlements; value: Reinvigorating the peace process; value: Wye river plantation negotiations; value: Israel's return to labor; value: The Camp David summit; value: Post-Camp David negotiations and Clinton's 'plan'; value: Conclusion; value: Distrust and disengagement: the United States, Israel and the Palestinians, 2001-2006; value: The Al-Aqsa intifada; value: The United States's re-engagement; value: Reform of the Palestinian Authority; value: The quartet's roadmap; value: Sharon's disengagement policy; value: Conclusion; value: Vision and reality: a post HOC evaluation; value: The objective; value: The negotiation structure; value: The terms of any comprehensive settlement; value: Constraints; value: Presidential predispositions towards Israel; value: America's Pro-Israel lobby; value: Congressional constraints; value: External constraints / terrorism; value: External constraints - international differences; value: The measures employed; value: Positive sanctions; value: International norms; value: Persuasion; value: Public diplomacy; value: Unintended consequences; value: Post HOC evaluation; value: Imprecision, but flexibility; value: False expectations; value: Persuasion, but no coercion; value: Conclusion.