The next U.S. president will need to pursue a new strategic
framework for advancing American interests in the Middle
East. The mounting challenges include sectarian conflict in
Iraq, Iran's pursuit of nuclear capabilities, failing
Palestinian and Lebanese governments, a dormant peace
process, and the ongoing war against terror. Compounding
these challenges is a growing hostility toward U.S.
involvement in the Middle East. The old policy paradigms,
whether President George W. Bush's model of regime change
and democratization or President Bill Clinton's model of
peacemaking and containment, will no longer suit the likely
circumstances confronting the next administration in the
Middle East.In "Restoring the Balance", experts from the
Saban Center at the Brookings Institution and from the
Council on Foreign Relations propose a new, nonpartisan
strategy drawing on the lessons of past failures to address
both the short-term and long-term challenges to U.S.
interests. Following an overview chapter by Richard N.
Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, and
Martin Indyk, director of the Saban Center, individual
chapters address the Arab-Israeli conflict,
counterterrorism, Iran, Iraq, political and economic
development, and nuclear proliferation. Specific policy
recommendations stem from in-depth research and extensive
dialogue with individuals in government, media, academia,
and the private sector throughout the region.The experts
include Stephen Biddle, Isobel Coleman, Steven A. Cook,
Steven Simon, and Ray Takeyh from the Council on Foreign
Relations and Daniel L. Byman, Suzanne Maloney, Kenneth M.
Pollack, Bruce Riedel, ShibleyTelhami, andTamara
CofmanWittes from Brookings' Saban Center.
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