POLC83H3 Chapter Notes -Islamism, Decision Points, American Diplomacy
5 Sep 2013
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The authors formed a study group in 2006 on arab-israeli peacemaking, supported by the. Was aimed at developed a set of best practices for american diplomacy. Interviews were done with a lot of people from a variety of diplomatic and political backgrounds, and development performance assessments of the various administrations of the post-cold war period. Focus: to explain and to assess the role of the united states. This book focuses on critical junctures and decision points for the united states, and includes the most critical inflection points. The united states does not bear sole responsibility for the persistence of the arab-israeli conflict or for the inability of the parties to resolve their differences through a negotiated peace settlement. The conflict is rooted deeply in ancient and modern history. Obama emphasized the importance of bridging the narratives that separate the parties, both have been shaped by exile, both believed they have been victimized, seek vengeance, have security concerns.
