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  • ISBN: 1416554939
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  • Author: Edward Djerejian
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  • Publisher: Threshold Editions; 1st Threshold Editions Hardcover Ed edition (September 9, 2008)
  • Pages: 301 pages
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When Edward P. Djerejian arrived in Beirut for his first Foreign Service assignment, the city .

When Edward P. Djerejian arrived in Beirut for his first Foreign Service assignment, the city was a thriving metropolis, a nexus for a diversity of religio. A leading expert on the Middle East, Djerejian asserts that Americans are confronted with one of the most important challenges of our time: the struggle of ideas between the forces of extremism and moderation in the Arab and Muslim world.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-272) and index

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-272) and index. The Meridian House speech - Islam and democracy - Beirut - Damascus - Jerusalem - Return to the Road to Damascus - Arab-Israeli conflict resolution - Baghdad - The geopolitics of energy - Public diplomacy : the voice of America - The strategic challenge of the arc in crisis.

Djerejian is the author of the book Danger and Opportunity: An American Ambassador's Journey Through .

Ambassador Djerejian has been awarded the Presidential Distinguished Service Award, the Department of State's Distinguished Honor Award, the President's Meritorious Service Award, the Anti-Defamation League’s Moral Statesman Award, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the Award for Humanitarian Diplomacy from Netanya Academic College in Israel, and the Association of Rice Alumni 2009.

Ambassador Edward Djerejian, gives us a carefully written, well thought out .

Ambassador Edward Djerejian, gives us a carefully written, well thought out retrospective of his forty years of diplomatic service. This book is a coherent, summary of the meaning of his four decades of Ambassadorial level experience in the Middle East, a summary, which if digested properly constitutes a virtual strategic roadmap for Middle East diplomacy into the foreseeable future. If the reader wants a very clear and well thought out perspective of the middle east challenges, dangers and opportunities from an author that has served every administration from JFK to W. J. Clinton then this is a MUST READ.

Djerejian, an American diplomat who served eight presidents, from John F. Kennedy to William Jefferson Clinton . The only book of its kind to address the wide range of issues that . Kennedy to William Jefferson Clinton, asserts that Americans are facing one of the most important challenges of our time: the struggle between the forces of extremism and moderation in the Arab and Muslim world. leaders face in the Middle East, Djerejian outlines specific coherent strategies necessary to respond effectively to the imminent danger and dynamic opportunity presented by the unique struggle within the Islamic world.

Ambassador Djerejian, a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at. .

Ambassador Djerejian, a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, is currently the Director of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. He has served in eight . administrations from John Kennedy to Bill Clinton and has filled such posts as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs and ambassador to Syria and Israel. In 2008, Djererjian published a book entitled Danger and Opportunity: An American Ambassador's Journey through the Middle East, detailing his experiences in the region.

Djerejian is the author of the book, Danger and Opportunity-An American Ambassador's Journey Through the . Look at other dictionaries: Djerejian - Persons: Edward Djerejian Armenian American, former United States Diplomat to Syria and Israel.

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Danger and Opportunity. An American Ambassador's Journey Through the Middle East.

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Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian is the director of Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. He is the author of Danger and Opportunity: An American Ambassador's Journey Through the Middle East.

Ambassador Edward P. His career in the . Foreign Service spanned the administrations of eight presidents from John F. Kennedy to William J. Clinton. Prior to his nomination as . ambassador to Israel, he served both President George . Bush and President Clinton as assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs and President Ronald Reagan and President Bush as . ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic.

A former ambassador to Syria and Israel analyzes political, cultural, and military factors that are shaping today's Arab and Muslim worlds, in a report that features his recommendations to the U.S.'s next president and suggestions for addressing current world challenges.
Reviews about Danger and Opportunity: An American Ambassador's Journey Through the Middle East (5):
INvait
Great insightful book written by someone wh was really there. Good going Ed. Continued good fortune to you. Your expertise on the mid east should have the White House calling you daily for advice.
Flas
Some of the most sage diplomatic advice we are likely to find outside of President Jimmy Carter's own forays into the Middle East Peace process is to be found here. Ambassador Edward Djerejian, gives us a carefully written, well thought out retrospective of his forty years of diplomatic service. This book is a coherent, summary of the meaning of his four decades of Ambassadorial level experience in the Middle East, a summary, which if digested properly constitutes a virtual strategic roadmap for Middle East diplomacy into the foreseeable future.

He has advice for all of the important sides of the Middle East problem.

For America, the advice is apologetic but still mostly stern: stop being moral hypocrites and stop ignoring the non-ideological advice within the inner circles of the U.S. government, for instance the Powell doctrine, or the Iraq Study Group Report. And stop ignoring the concerns of most of the rest of the world. Somehow, the U.S. must begin to factor into its diplomacy the unintended consequences of both its moral hypocrisy and bad policy decisions. It cannot, for instance, expect its appeals for democracy to gain traction or be taken seriously when it counts among its friends some of the world's worse tyrants, bullies and autocrats. Or when it supports terrorism (or worse turn its head away from it) so long as the terrorists are fighting U.S. enemies. We must begin to listen to the rest of the world, especially our European allies. In this regard he takes special note of our new best friend in Europe Nickolas Sarkozy and what he had to say to outgoing Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, which in effect was that: by default, America is the world leader, thus it must sooner or later, start stepping up to its enormous responsibilities and stop acting like an impudent brass fronted Banana Republic.

For Israel the author's advice is also stern but unapologetic: Go back and listen to the yearnings of your own people, not just the radical religionists. Remember the moral rock that makes up the foundation stone of the nation's existence: Israel arose from the ashes of the Holocaust. Pull out and reread the speeches of ex PM Rabin, who had his finger on the pulse of the nation and a secure way out of the Israel-Palestinian morass when he suggested that trading "land for peace" is the only way to a true Middle East peace.

For the Arabs his advice is even harsher but tempered with the same dose of reality: the real existential battle in the Middle East is not between Arabs and Israelis but between Arabs and Arabs. The real Middle East battle is internecine warfare, between the religiously moderate, and modernity aspiring Arabs, and the backward leaning, fundamentalist Islamic Jihadist's radicals. The Arafat theory of "resistance and violence forever," is not working, so what now for Arabs? You can't drive Israel into the sea, so now a mid-course correction is needed and here is a role for the moderates. Until you Arabs sort out your own internal problems -- religious, economic, political and societal -- the rest of the world cannot take you seriously, nor will you have the ability to proceed into the future with hope and confidence.

Ambassador Edward Djerejian and this book are the very meaning of diplomatic gravitas. Five stars.
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Crisis = Danger + Opportunity. When French President Nicolas Sarkozy met with Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, she said, "What can I do for you?" And he said, bluntly, "Improve your image in the world. It's difficult when the country that is the most powerful, the most successful--that is of necessity, the leader of our side--is one of the most unpopular countries in the world." Author Ed Djerejian's book is a primer on how to use diplomacy to improve our image in the Muslim world. In this clear and readable book, Ambassador Djerejian distills lessons learned serving eight presidents to provide a roadmap to surmount one of the most important challenges of our time: the struggle between the forces of extremism and moderation. Any person interested in the future of our world should pay attention to the Ambassador's advice on how to convert a dangerous situation into one in which alliances are formed based on mutual interests. Danger and Opportunity is an enjoyable and important book.
Bele
If the reader wants a very clear and well thought out perspective of the middle east challenges, dangers and opportunities from an author that has served every administration from JFK to W. J. Clinton then this is a MUST READ. You will turn the last page and have a much clearer, a vivid understanding of the culture, religious sects, people, and perspectives of the Middle East Muslim world. A well thought out plan on how to approach the greater Muslim community, the distinctions between various moderate and extremist groups there and a hope for the future unfolds. Considering the world we live in today every American should read this book and I would suggest every citizen of the world community that is slightly touched by the conflicts and challenges that evolve daily among the Muslim, Israeli, N. A., Europe, Asia and African worlds will benefit greatly spending the hours to experience the insights of this author.
Mejora
This book was a well-conceived, thoughtful look back at the ambassador's service in the Middle East. What was particularly refreshing is that he does not try to suggest any obvious solutions, instead, points out the underlying drivers.

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