Mideast Diplomacy and Arms Sales

Mideast Diplomacy and Arms Sales

The Secretaries of State and Defense launch a high-profile diplomatic effort in the Middle East. In search of Gulf state cooperation on Iraq and against Iran, the Bush Administration is offering multi-billion dollar arms sales and renewed...

The Secretaries of State and Defense launch a high-profile diplomatic effort in the Middle East. In search of Gulf state cooperation on Iraq and against Iran, the Bush Administration is offering multi-billion dollar arms sales and renewed efforts on the Israeli-Arab peace process.

Guests

Shibley Telhami

Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland, and author of "The Stakes: America in the Middle East" (Westview Press)

Suzanne Maloney

senior fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution; formerly, on the Policy Planning staff at U.S. Department of State (2005-2007)

Emile El-Hokayem

research fellow, the Henry L. Stimson Center

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