The Abraham Accords: The Gulf States, Israel, and the Limits of Normalization by

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Abraham Accords by Elham Fakhro This book is a groundbreaking in-depth analysis of the Abraham Accords, shedding new light on their causes and consequences. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In August 2020, Donald Trump announced that his administration had brokered a groundbreaking treaty between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, the first normalization agreement between Israel and an Arab state in more than twenty years. Soon afterward, Bahrain joined the agreements, known as the Abraham Accords. How were these treaties achieved, and why did the parties involved see normalization as in their interest? In what ways have the accords altered the Middle Easts political landscape, and how have they affected the question of Palestine? This book is a groundbreaking in-depth analysis of the Abraham Accords, shedding new light on their causes and consequences. Elham Fakhro demonstrates how shared security concerns, economic interests, and regional political shockwaves led to a surprising strategic convergence between the Gulf states and Israel, setting the stage for covert relations to come out into the open. She examines the role of the Trump administration in negotiating the agreements and shows how the UAE and Bahrain have instrumentalized the accords to burnish their reputations in Western capitals. Fakhro underscores how Washingtons Middle East policy shifted toward expanding the agreements at the expense of attention to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict-with profound costs. Offering a critical lens on a much-hailed agreement, this book argues that the pursuit of normalization in isolation from a lasting solution to the conflict has entrenched the conditions that continually plunge the Middle East into crisis. Author Biography Elham Fakhro is a research fellow with the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School and an associate fellow at the Chatham House Middle East and North Africa Program. She previously was senior analyst for the Gulf States at the International Crisis Group and held teaching and research roles at NYU Abu Dhabi and Exeter University. Table of Contents PrefaceIntroduction1. A Promised Land2. A New Generation of Gulf Leaders3. The Trump Administration4. A New Relationship5. Tolerance-Washing6. Peace and Its DiscontentsConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex Review The Abraham Accords were a watershed moment in Middle East politics. Elham Fakhros well-researched book provides a much-needed, comprehensive account of the origins of the accords, how they were negotiated, and their legacy. Clear, insightful, and timely, this is a must-read book for scholars and policymakers interested in the Middle East today. -- Vali Nasr, Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins UniversityDeeply researched, meticulously documented, cogently argued, and studded with original detail, this book sheds fascinating light on the complex and changing geopolitics of Israel and the Gulf. -- Avi Shlaim, author of The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab WorldThe Abraham Accords offers the first serious academic analysis of the efforts to promote normalization between Arab states and Israel, using wide-ranging interviews and acute analytical insights to shed light on a central but often misunderstood process in contemporary Middle East politics. -- Marc Lynch, author of The New Arab Wars: Uprisings and Anarchy in the Middle EastWhile studies of the Abraham Accords abound, few, if any, have critiqued them from the perspective of the Gulf signatories: the UAE and Bahrain. Taking this as her starting point, Fakhro challenges the efficacy of the accords as the basis for a new regional order that, at its core, denies agency to the Palestinians. Crisp in analysis, bold in argument, yet accessible in style, this innovative study will be essential reading for those wishing to understand how normalization between Israeli and Arab elites, the very premise of the Abraham Accords, is really seen across much of the Middle East. -- Clive Jones, Durham University and NTNU Norway Details ISBN0231212380 Author Elham Fakhro Publisher Columbia University Press Year 2024 ISBN-10 0231212380 ISBN-13 9780231212380 Format Hardcover UK Release Date 2024-10-08 Imprint Columbia University Press Subtitle The Gulf States, Israel, and the Limits of Normalization Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations no images Audience General DEWEY 341.26095694 Publication Date 2024-11-12 US Release Date 2024-11-12 Pages 352 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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