Rethinking a Middle East in transition

Shipping list no.: 2012-0421-P. "A joint publication of the Middle East Institute and Marine Corps University Press." Includes bibliographical references and index. Preface / Wendy J. Chamberlin -- Introduction / Kenneth H. Williams -- pt. I. America's Middle East policy in the second half of the Obama term -- Efforts in Israel-Palestinian mediation / David Makovsky -- Iraq : the jury is still out / Joost R. Hiltermann -- Taking stock of U.S. policy toward Iran / Suzanne Maloney -- Connecting the dots : a comprehensive strategy for a broader Middle East / Edward P. Djerejian -- Discussion of America's Middle East policy / moderated by Barbara K. Bodine -- pt. II. New approaches to nonstate armed actors -- Negotiating with terrorists / Mitchell B. Reiss -- State versus nonstate interventions in fragile states / David Kilcullen -- What are our objectives with nonstate actors? / Robert Malley -- De-radicalization and disengagement programs / Peter R. Neumann -- Discussion of new approaches to nonstate armed actors / moderated by Roger Hardy -- pt. III. Shifting regional dynamics : Turkey, Israel, Iran, and the Arab States -- Turkey's Middle East policy / Omer Taspinar -- The rising Iran? / Alex Vatanka -- Israel's perspective on the broader Middle East / Itamar Rabinovich -- The Arab dimension of the regional dynamics / moderated by Geneive Abdo -- pt. IV. Reevaluating U.S. Policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan -- Afghanistan and Pakistan -- where are we? / Brian Katulis -- Military strategy in the South Asian theater / Stephen D. Biddle -- Reevaluating U.S. Policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan / Paul R. Pillar -- Pakistan-U.S. Relations / Hassan Abbas -- Discussion of US policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.