Inglorious Disarray: Europe, Israel and the Palestinians Since 1967 - Couverture rigide

Miller, Rory

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0231702566 ISBN 13 : 9780231702560

Editeur : Columbia Univ Pr, 2011

Synopsis

Book by Miller Rory

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Since that fateful week of war in June 1967, when Israel's speedy military victory over the Arab states redrew the map of the Middle East, Europe, at least in terms of its influence in this crucial region, has been a cause looking for an opportunity (to borrow Henry Kissinger's classic description of Russian foreign policy). Europe's ongoing attempt to assert itself as a key player in the Middle East conflict has come to nought and it has failed to bring the warring parties to the negotiating table. For the most part it has not even been able to arrive at a united and coherent view regarding how to act vis a vis this conflict. Even when it has overcome this obstacle it has rarely succeeded in turning this united position into effective action. Though successive generations of European leaders have shared Joschka Fischer's belief that 'solving the Middle East and developing a real vision of peace is the major, major challenge for Europe', nowhere has the contrast between rhetoric and action been more obvious than in its attempts to meet this challenge. Inglorious Disarray tells the story of Europe's evolving, albeit stilted and often frustrating, involvement in the Israel-Palestine conflict over the last half century. It doing so it sets out how Europe's role has affected its relationship with Israelis, Palestinians and the wider Arab world, not to mention Europe's Muslim population, and how it has influenced Europe's political development in the decades since it became an economic powerhouse.

Revue de presse

'Inglorious Disarray is not the first publication tracking the evolution of Europe's efforts to advance Middle East peace. However... it is certainly the most detailed and most valuable account so far, offering a wealth of insights to anyone working on the issue.' ----Daniel Möckli, Office of the Foreign Minister, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, H-Diplo Roundtable Reviews

'The title says it all. This is a sad tale, fully researched and well told, of Europe's inability to affect a conflict in which it has a high stake and considerable potential influence.' --Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman, Professor of War Studies and Vice-Principal, King's College London, and author of A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East

'This passionate and lucid account on the EU's role in the Middle East Peace Process should appeal to experts and the general public. Drawing from a variety of sources--Arab, Israeli, European and American--it narrates eloquently European Middle East policy in action and how this policy is perceived in the region. Rory Miller does an outstanding job in explaining how and why the EU plays 'second fiddle' to any US administration's intent to on making an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.' --Walter Posch, SWP Berlin

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Columbia Univ Pr
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0231702566
• ISBN 13: 9780231702560
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 275
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible