Beyond the Handshake

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.

Autorentext

Dalia Dassa Kaye

Inhalt

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 by Secretary of State James A. Baker III Before the Organizational Meeting for Multilateral Negotiations on the Middle East
   Appendix B: Article 4: Security. Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
   Appendix C: Declaration of Principles and Statements of Intent on Arms Control and Regional Security
   Appendix D: Statement by the Gulf Cooperation Council on the Cancellation of the Secondary and Tertiary Arab Boycott of Israel
   Appendix E: Casablanca Declaration
   Appendix F: Amman Declaration
   Appendix G: Cairo Declaration
   Appendix H: Declaration on Principles for Cooperation Among the Core Parties on Water-Related Matters and New and Additional Water Resources
   Appendix I: The Bahrain Environmental Code of Conduct for the Middle East
   Notes
   Selected Bibliography
   Index