A critical mass of Palestinians and Israelis, as well as the United States, Russia, the European Union, and the United Nations, remain committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state. The authors, examine in objective fasion the requirements for creating and maintaining successful statehood during the first decade of Palestine's independence.

Building a Successful Palestinian State

History

Shine, Kenneth I.

Simon, Steven N.

Middle East

RAND Corporation

Defeating The Jihadists: A Blueprint For Action

"It is imperative that we implement effective policies that address the causes, conditions, and misunderstandings that have brought the world to the current impasse. The Century Foundation's Defeating the Jihadists: A Blueprint for Action builds on the findings of the 9/11 Commission and provides a detailed plan for creating a more secure world. It is essential reading." —Bob Kerrey, president, New School University
 Defeating the Jihadists: A Blueprint for Action, the report of a task force assembled and chaired by Richard A. Clarke, assesses the nation's successes and failures in fighting terrorism and provides a detailed action plan for neutralizing the international movement at the core of worldwide terrorism. Central to these plans are the group's proposals for significant changes in U.S. policy toward key Muslim countries. The report also describes the nature of the jihadist threat; provides comprehensive profiles of the various groups; and offers a rationale for the effort and money that would be needed to make the plan a success.
Key strategies covered in depth include:
Focus on winning the "Battle of Ideas"
Invest in education and development in Islamic nations
Implement tailored strategies for key countries, particularly Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Iraq
Defuse sources of Islamic hatred for the United States
Improve U.S. intelligence and law enforcement organization
Reinvigorate efforts to combat terrorist financing
Improve U.S. military organization and
Accelerate security investments for ports, trains, and chemical plants.

Defeating the Jihadists: A Blueprint for Action

Politics & Social Sciences

Clarke, Richard A.

Rosenbach, Eric

Flynn, Stephen E.

Aga, Glenn P.

Cressey, Roger W.

Mobley, Blake W.

Wechsler, William F.

Wolosky, Lee S.

Social Sciences

The Century Foundation

Iraq has come to dominate U.S. foreign policy --and the controversy over Iraq has come to dominate the debate over U.S. foreign policy. This report by Steven N. Simon makes a major contribution to that debate.After the Surge: The Case for U.S. Military Disengagement from Iraq is premised on the judgment that the United States is not succeeding in Iraq and that Iraq itself is more divided and violent than ever. It concludes that the administration's decision to increase U.S. force levels will fail to prevent further deterioration in the situation --and that there is no alternative policy with the potential to turn things around.As a result, Simon urges the United States to disengage militarily from Iraq, a disengagement that in his view should involve a negotiated accord with Iraq's government, a dialogue with Iraq's neighbors, and new diplomatic initiatives throughout the region. Simon argues that if the United States does all this, it can minimize the strategic costs of its failure in Iraq and even offset these losses in whole or in part.

After the Surge: The Case for U.S. Military Disengagement from Iraq (Council Special Report)

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Council on Foreign Relations Press

The future of the relationship between Israel and America is deeply uncertain: the current political leadership of both countries is hostile to the other, there is no longer a sense of shared strategic focus, and demographic changes are forcing the countries further apart with every passing year. Undermining the relationship between Israel and the U.S. is the fact that it was never clearly defined. The ambiguity has been politically helpful, but now threatens the future: there is no treaty, no agreed set of obligations, no mutual dependence. So when things get sour, there is nothing to fall back upon except historical memory. Dana Allin and Steven Simon are among the shrewdest analysts of and practitioners inside the world of U.S.-Israeli diplomacy. They have written an urgent, revelatory book showing the emerging fault lines between two previously staunch allies and the tremendous perils of a schism. And, they offer ways in which even at this late, disgruntled, embittered stage, the two sides might yet find a way toward a common future.

Our Separate Ways: The Fight for the Future of the US-Israel Alliance

Allin, Dana H.

Americas

Tantor Audio

The future of the relationship between Israel and America is deeply uncertain: the current political leadership of both countries is hostile to the other, there is no longer a sense of shared strategic focus, and demographic changes are forcing the countries further apart with every passing year. Undermining the relationship between Israel and the U.S. is the fact that it was never clearly defined. The ambiguity has been politically helpful, but now threatens the future: there is no treaty, no agreed set of obligations, no mutual dependence. So when things get sour, there is nothing to fall back upon except historical memory. Dana Allin and Steven Simon are among the shrewdest analysts of and practitioners inside the world of U.S.-Israeli diplomacy. They have written an urgent, revelatory book showing the emerging fault lines between two previously staunch allies and the tremendous perils of a schism. And, they offer ways in which even at this late, disgruntled, embittered stage, the two sides might yet find a way toward a common future.

Our Separate Ways: The Fight for the Future of the Us-israel Alliance

Tantor Media, Inc.

Anger and distrust have strained the U.S.-Israeli alliance as the Obama administration and Netanyahu government have clashed over Israeli settlements, convulsions in the Arab world, and negotiating with Iran. Our Separate Ways is an urgent examination of why the alliance has deteriorated and the dangers of its neglect. Powerful demographic, cultural, and strategic currents in Israel and the United States are driving the two countries apart. In America, the once-solid pro-Israel consensus is being corroded by partisan rancor, which also pits conservative Jews against the more liberal Jewish majority. In Israel, surveys of young Jewish citizens reveal a disdain for democracy, and, in some cases, a readiness to curb the civil liberties of non-Jews. Prospects for preserving a liberal Zionism against the pressures for Greater Israel” are dimming as hopes for a two-state solution fade. The acrimony between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been a symptom, not cause, of the deeper crisis. If the alliance becomes just a transactional arrangement, then the moral, emotional, and largely intangible bonds that have long tied the two countries together will continue to weaken. Going separate ways at a time of Middle East chaos, and despite profound historical commitment, would be an immense tragedy. The partnership must restore the shared vision that created it.

Our Separate Ways: The Struggle for the Future of the U.S.–Israel Alliance

PublicAffairs

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