ABSTRACT
Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) were pioneered in Europe at the height of the Cold War. The immediate goal of such measures is to create enough trust between parties in international conflicts to avoid mutually unfavourable-sometimes dangerous-outcomes due to misunderstandings. The long-term goal of CBMs is to move the contending parties closer
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|29 pages
Introduction
part Two|115 pages
Regional Actors: The Israelis and the Palestinians
part Three|71 pages
Regional Actors: Arab States
part Four|89 pages
External Actors and Interactions
part Five|53 pages
Reflections About Confidence Building in the Middle East