Confidence Building Measures in the Middle East

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Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) were pioneered in Europe at the height of the Cold War. The immediate goal of such measures is to create enough trust between parties in international conflicts to avoid mutually unfavorable - sometimes dangerous - outcomes due to misunderstandings. The long-term goal of CBMs is to move the contending parties closer to a resolution of their more fundamental differences. Such measures were successful in Europe, some say, because the situation was relatively stable and the parties were motivated to maintain peaceful relations. In this book, leading Middle East scholars and international security specialists assess whether confidence building measures can be applied in a region where the
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Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) were pioneered in Europe at the height of the Cold War. The immediate goal of such measures is to create enough trust between parties in international conflicts to avoid mutually unfavorable - sometimes dangerous - outcomes due to misunderstandings. The long-term goal of CBMs is to move the contending parties closer to a resolution of their more fundamental differences. Such measures were successful in Europe, some say, because the situation was relatively stable and the parties were motivated to maintain peaceful relations. In this book, leading Middle East scholars and international security specialists assess whether confidence building measures can be applied in a region where the various factions have not yet decided that peaceful coexistence is a desirable goal. Indeed, in some cases, the respective parties refuse to recognize the other's right to exist. The contributors explore the various components of successful CBM agreements - such as open communication, arms control initiatives, verification and monitoring programs, and conflict resolution protocols - and assess how successful such incremental steps might be in the Middle East. The Israelis and the Palestinians are currently trying to implement CBMs, and this volume provides a critical perspective on those historic initiatives.

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Contributors explore the components of successful confidence building measures (CBMs), such as open communication, arms control initiatives, verification and monitoring programs, and conflict resolution protocols, and the potential for such methods in the region. Topics discussed include the Israeli domestic dimension, the role of extremist political groups, and the role of the US and Russia in the Arab-Israeli peace process. Appendixes include information on the press and radio in Arab countries. Lacks an index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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  • ISBN-13: 9780813322933
  • Publisher: Westview Press
  • Publication date: 8/28/1994
  • Pages: 388
  • Lexile: 1560L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 6.46 (w) x 8.84 (h) x 1.33 (d)

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
About the Contributors
1 Confidence Building Measures in the Middle East 3
2 The Palestinians and Confidence Building Measures in the Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Implications of Statelessness 33
3 Confidence and Security Building: The Israeli Domestic Dimension 71
4 Confidence Building Measures and Israeli Security Concerns 93
5 The Role of Extremist Political Groups in the Context of Confidence Building Between the Israelis and Palestinians 117
6 Reflections on Confidence Building in an Intricate Regional "Security Complex" - The Middle East 149
7 Israel and Syria: The Problem of Confidence 165
8 Jordan and the Question of Confidence Building: The Politics of Ambivalence 179
9 Confidence Building and Dilemmas of Cooperation: The Egyptian-Israeli Experiment 199
10 The United States and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process 221
11 Russia's Role in Peacemaking and Confidence Building in the Middle East: Present and Future 249
12 The Evolution of Arms Control in the Middle East 267
13 Can the Media Mediate? Mass-Mediated Diplomacy in the Middle East 291
14 Towards a Confidence Transformational Dynamic 311
15 Confidence Building and the Peace Process in the Middle East 333
Appendix A: The Arab Press: Newspapers and Circulation in Thirteen Countries 363
Appendix B: Radio-Listening in Arab Countries, 1974 367
Selected Bibliography 369
About the Book 389

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