Arabs and Israelis have battled one another in political and military arenas, seemingly continuously, for some fifty years. The 1991 Madrid Peace Conference sought to change this pattern, launching bilateral and multilateral tracks in the Arab-Israeli peace process. As a result, a broad group of Arab states sat down with Israel and began to cooperate on a wide range of regional issues in what became known as the Middle East multilaterals. Yet why did enemies reluctant even to recognize one another choose to cooperate on regional problems? And once this process began, what drove the parties to continue such cooperation or, in some cases, halt their cooperative efforts? Beyond the Handshake addresses these fundamental questions, exploring the origins of the multilaterals and the development of multilateral cooperation in the areas of arms control and regional security, economic development, water management, and the environment. Dalia Dassa Kaye, challenging conventional concepts of cooperation, argues that multilateral cooperation in the Middle East must be appreciated as a process of interaction rather than solely as a set of outcomes. Presenting theoretical insights of value to students of regional and international relations, Beyond the Handshake provides a unique look at the evolving nature of Arab-Israeli relations and exposes the foundation the multilateral peace process laid for future regional cooperation in the Middle East.
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Explaining Regional Multilateral Cooperation
- 2 The Historical Record: Pre-Madrid Regional Cooperation
- 3 The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Multilateral Talks
- 4 Regional Security Cooperation
- 5 Regional Economic Cooperation
- 6 Water and Environmental Cooperation
- 7 Conclusion
- Appendix A: Concluding Remarks bySecretary of State James A. Baker III Before the Organizational Meeting for Multilateral Negotiations on the Middle East (January 28, 1992)
- Appendix B: Article 4: Security. Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan(October 26, 1994)
- Appendix C: Declaration of Principles and Statements of Intent on Arms Control and Regional Security
- Appendix D: Statement by the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf on the Cancellation by the GCC of the Secondary/Tertiary Arab Boycott of Israel (October 1, 1994)
- Appendix E: Casablanca Declaration Middle East/North Africa Economic Summit(October 30–November 1, 1994)
- Appendix F: Amman Declaration Middle East/North Africa Economic Summit (October 29–31, 1995)
- Appendix G: Cairo Declaration Middle East/North Africa Economic Conference (November 12–14, 1996)
- Appendix H: Declaration on Principles for Cooperation Among the Core Parties on Water-Related Matters and New and Additional Water Resources - The Multilateral Working Group on Water Resources Oslo (February 13, 1996)
- Appendix I: The Bahrain Environmental Code of Conduct for the Middle East (October 25, 1994)
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
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