Dimensions
156 x 235 x 38mm
Martin Indyk is an Australian born and renowned expert who served twice as U.S. ambassador to Israel and as Middle East adviser to President Clinton.
Innocent Abroad is a fascinating examination of the consequences when American na?t?eets Middle Eastern cynicism in the region's political bazaars. Indyk dissects the very different strategies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to explain why they both faced such difficulties remaking the Middle East in their images of a more peaceful or democratic place. He provides new details of the breakdown of the Arab-Israeli peace talks at Camp David, of the CIA's failure to overthrow Saddam Hussein and of Clinton's attempts to negotiate with Iran's president. Indyk takes us inside the Oval Office, drawing intimate portraits of the American, Israeli, and Arab leaders he worked with. He describes in vivid detail high-level meetings, demonstrating how difficult it is for American presidents to understand the motives and intentions of Middle Eastern leaders and how easy it is for them to miss those rare moments when these leaders are willing to act in ways that can produce breakthroughs to peace.
