Author Helena Cobban and Institute Middle East Expert Jon B. Alterman discuss developments on Voice of America show.

Washington, DC -- Author Helena Cobban and Institute Middle East Expert Jon B. Alterman discuss the Prospects for Israeli-Syrian Peace on Voice of America.

On December 15, 1999 Helena Cobban and Jon Alterman were interviewed on the Voice of America's live radio-TV-Internet talk show "TALK TO AMERICA," about the past, present and future state of Syrian-Israeli relations and the prospects for a lasting peace agreement.

"Talk to America" is broadcast live on the VOA website at every Monday-Friday, from 12-1 PM ET (1700-1800 UTC/GMC).

 

In conjunction with the ongoing Israeli-Syrian Peace talks in Washington, the Institute is making advance copies of its forthcoming publication, The Israeli-Syrian Peace Talks: 1991-96 and Beyond by award winning author and journalist Helena Cobban available to the press.

Expert analysis on a range of Middle Eastern topics including: the new UN-Iraqi oil-for-arms proposal; ongoing Final Status talks; and Jordan's new leadership are also available below.

 

The Israeli-Syrian Peace Talks: 1991--96 and Beyond

"Includes a wealth of detail, unavailable in any other single source, which gives readers a greater understanding of the negotiation efforts... . A must-read for anyone with interest in the Middle East or the dynamics of peace negotiations in general."--Raymond Hinnebusch, University of St. Andrews

Overview - From the opening of the Middle East peace process in Madrid in 1991 to the marathon round of negotiations at Maryland's Wye Plantation in 1996, the unsuccessful attempt to forge a peace agreement between Israel and Syria spanned five years and many venues.

Through interviews with U.S. officials and key players in the Israeli and Syrian delegations, Cobban paints a portrait of small but important breakthroughs -- and often frustrating encounters -- between the Israelis and the Syrians as they sought to negotiate not just a bilateral peace treaty, but also a broader regional peace. The study concludes with a careful analysis of what went wrong in the final phases of the negotiations and future prospects for resuming the talks.

About the Author - Helena Cobban is an award-winning author and journalist, who served as a Beirut-based regional correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor and The Sunday Times of London from 1974 to 1981. She was recently an adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute and a grantee of the United States Institute of Peace.

 

In addition, Institute Middle East Experts Jon Alterman, Jeffery Helsing, Bruce Jentleson, Ahmad Moussalli, Steve Riskin and Tara Sonenshine are available for questions, commentary, and analysis regarding the Israeli-Syrian peace talks and the ongoing prospects for peace in the Middle East.

  • Jon B. Alterman
  • Jeffery Helsing
  • Ahmad Moussalli
  • Steven Riskin
  • Tara Sonenshine

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