Bridging the Gap: A Future Security Architecture for the Middle EastA path-breaking collaboration between an Israeli arms control expert and a Jordanian policy advisor, this concise book offers a frank assessment of Arab and Israeli perceptions of their security problems. Building on the bilateral and multilateral peace process, the authors propose a set of measures to increase trust between the two sides and break out of the security dilemma in which a move by one side to strengthen itself provokes the other side to do the same. |
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Bridging the Gap: A Future Security Architecture for the Middle East Shai Feldman,Abdullah Toukan No preview available - 1997 |
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