Beyond the handshake: multilateral cooperation in the Arab-Israeli peace process 1991-1996

At the 1991 Madrid Peace Conference, Israel participated in talks that included not only its immediate Arab neighbors of Egypt, Jordan, and the Palestinians but also Arab states from the Persian Gulf and North Africa who had never before participated in such talks.

Why? What changed to enable such cooperation?;Challenging conventional conceptions about the meaning and nature of international cooperation, Dalia Dassa Kaye argues that multilateral co-operation in the Middle East must be understood as a process of interaction rather than a set of outcomes.

This comprehensive study of the Middle East multilateral process contributes both empirical knowledge about the development of Arab-Israeli relations after the Gulf War and theoretical insights into international relations in the post-Cold War world.;Drawing upon myriad primary documents, secondary analyses, and interviews with many of the key players, Kaye highlights the long-range multinational scope of the peace talks - from arms control and regional security to regional economic development.