No. 25: After Annapolis: A Fragile Peace Process in the Middle East

No. 25: After Annapolis: A Fragile Peace Process in the Middle East

Author(s): Daniel Möckli
Editor(s): Daniel Möckli
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 25
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2007

The Middle East Conference in Annapolis brought together a coalition of the besieged. The increasing clout of Islamist movements and Iran has brought about a rapprochement between the US, Israel, and the Sunni Arab regimes. As far as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is concerned, the common interest is limited to resuscitating a vague peace process, however. The chances of resolving the conflict are slim. The US reassessment of the Iranian nuclear program will make no difference in this regard. A failure of the peace negotiations threatens to further strengthen radical forces in the region.
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