The Politics of Miscalculation in the Middle East

By: Richard B. Parker

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Paperback | 1 June 1993

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Why do international crises seem to occur so often in the Middle East? Former U.S. diplomat Richard B. Parker presents three detailed studies of policy failures that he believes were precipitated by miscalculations on the part of diplomats and of government and military leaders in one or more Middle Eastern countries, the United States, and the former USSR. They are the Soviet-Egyptian miscalculation leading to the June 1967 war between Israel and the Arab states, the U.S.-Israeli miscalculation leading to Soviet military intervention in Egypt in 1970, and the U.S.-Israeli miscalculation leading to the disastrous Lebanese-Israeli peace agreement of May 17, 1983.

Parker's many-sided, often gripping account of the way in which these crises unfolded illustrates how the same events can be viewed very differently by the observers and actors involved, and how political decisions can precipitate reactions that are often very different from those anticipated. Although the book highlights the unavoidably uncertain and contingent element in all diplomatic activity, it also shows that careful attention to history, to past performance, and to prevailing mindsets in the countries involved can be invaluable aids in diplomatic crisis management. The many sources assembled and the careful weighing of their accuracy and reliability, along with the combined perspective of the practitioner and the scholar, make this book an important resource for diplomats, policymakers, and students of diplomacy.

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Non-Fiction History Regional & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Politics & Government International Relations Earliest Times to Present Day 20th Century History from 1900 to 2000 Post War 20th Century History after 1945 General & World History

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
The June War	p. 1
The Soviet Warning	p. 3
Moscow's Explanations	p. 21
The Egyptian Reaction	p. 36
From Deterrence to Disaster	p. 59
The American Role	p. 99
The War of Attrition	p. 123
War and Nonwar	p. 125
Misjudgment on the Nile	p. 148
The Israel-Lebanon Peace Agreement of 1983	p. 165
The Israeli Invasion of 1982	p. 167
The Negotiations	p. 179
The Final Reckoning	p. 193
Conclusion	p. 212
Appendix	p. 224
Notes	p. 247
Annotated Bibliography	p. 263
Index	p. 270
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