The Middle East Challenge, 1980-1985 (Paperback)

Hermann F. Eilts, former Ambassador to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, takes a broad look ahead: "The Middle East in 1985--Through a Murky Crystal." Eric Rouleau, "Le Monde, "discusses "Prospects for Instability and New Leadership." Michael Sterner, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, counters with "Prospects for Stability and New Leader-ship." William B. Quandt, Brookings Institu-tion, examines "American Policy Toward the Arab-Israeli Conflict," while Stephen S. Ros-enfield, "Washington Post, "offers "An Alter-native View of the Arab-Israeli Conflict." William G. Hyland, Center for Strategic In-ternational Studies, discusses "The Soviet Union and the Middle East"; his view is modified by Robert Legvold, Council on Foreign Relations, in "The Soviet Union and the Middle East: Another View." Lawrence R. Klein, Professor of Econom-ics, University of Pennsylvania, explores "Oil Prices and the World Economy" and is an-swered by John H. Lichtblau, Executive Di-rector, Petroleum Industry Research Foun-dation, Inc., "OPEC's Pricing Policy and Its Limits." George T. Abed, International Mon-etary Fund, scrutinizes "Development Pros-pects in Arab Nations," while Odeh F. Abur-dene, First National Bank, Chicago, cites "The Hard Realities of Arab Development." "International Migration, Manpower, and Economic Growth in the Arab Region" is the topic of three from the World Bank: J. S. Birks, C. A. Sinclair, and J. A. Socknat. Charles B. Keely, Population Council, dis-cusses "Policy Dilemmas for International Migration in the Middle East." John V. James, Chairman, Dressler Industries, discusses "Rebuilding America's Productive Capac-ity." Raymond Garcia, President, GRC Client Services, considers the "Outlook for Con-gressional Action Affecting Middle East Eco-nomics." James Noyes, Hoover Institution, concludes with "Military Factors Determin-ing Middle East Security in the Eighties."