Table of Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgments xvii
1 Between Retreat and Overinvestment in the Middle East and North Africa Andrew P. Miller Dafna H. Rand 1
Part I Defusing Regional Conflicts and Rebuilding Diplomatic Influence
2 The Syrian Crucible and Future U.S. Options Wa'el Alzayat 25
3 Moving from Partisan to Peacemaker in Yemen Christopher J. Le Mon 47
4 Toward a Stable Libya Megan Doherty 76
Part II Re-Imagining Key U.S. Security Partnerships
5 The U.S.-Israel Relationship and the Israeli-Palestinian Arena Daniel B. Shapiro 95
6 Why Iraq Matters Jon Finer 117
7 The United States and Egypt Updating an Obsolete Relationship Amy Hawthorne Andrew P. Miller 129
8 Recalibrating the Terms of U.S.-Saudi Relations Daniel Benaim 153
Part III Regional Challenges for the United States
9 A New Cold War in the Middle East? Alexander Bick 175
10 Iran: Leading with Diplomacy Sahar Nowrouzzadeh Jane Rhee 191
11 Adapting U.S. Defense Posture in the Middle East for New Priorities Melissa Dalton Mara Karlin 225
12 The Use and Misuse of Security Assistance in the Middle East and North Africa Stephen Tankel 239
13 Toward Strategic Investments in Foreign Assistance The Tunisia Experiment Dafna H. Rand 257
Conclusion Looking to the Future Dafna H. Rand Andrew P. Miller 276
Contributors 291
Index 297