Amnon Aran is Senior Lecturer in International Politics of the Middle East at City, University of London where his main research focuses on the Arab-Israeli conflict and the foreign policy of Middle Eastern states. He has contributed to the EU's Middle East Peace Task Force and he comments on Middle Eastern affairs for the BBC, Bloomberg, Financial Times and the Guardian.

• Introduction; 1. Entrenchment; 2. Redirection; 3. On the brink of peace?; 4. Engagement incomplete; 5. Engagement under assault; 6. The dividends of engagement; 7. Unpicking the Oslo Accords; 8. Backtracking; 9. Just beyond reach; 10. Between engagement and unilateralism; 11. In search of a foreign policy paradigm; 12. A perfect storm; 13. The road map for regime change; 14. The resurgence of unilateralism; 15. Events dear boy, events; 16. The end of the road; 17. Vulnerable ties; Epilogue; Index.

'Drawing on his deep knowledge of the subject and a wealth of interviews with top decision-makers, Aran has produced a groundbreaking analysis of Israeli foreign policy.  This hugely informed and deeply persuasive work significantly advances our understanding of the domestic and external factors that explain Israel's foreign policy towards the Middle East and selected world powers over the last three decades.' Rory Miller, Georgetown University in Qatar