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Director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution
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Martin Indyk is the Director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy. He served in several senior positions in the U.S. government, most recently as ambassador to Israel and assistant secretary of state for Near East affairs. He was also a founding executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He has published widely on Palestinian-Israeli peace and other topics in Middle East policy, and is now working on a study of the Clinton Administration’s diplomacy in the region.
For more information on Martin Indyk, follow this link: http://www.brookings.edu/experts/indykm.aspx
Expertise:Arab-Israeli conflict; Iran, Iraq, and the Persian Gulf; Algeria, Libya, and North Africa
Experience:Past Positions
U.S. Ambassador to Israel (1995-97, 2000-01); Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs, U.S. Department of State (1997-2000); Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs, National Security Council (1993-95); Executive Director, Washington Institute for Near East Policy;Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University
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Toward A New U.S.-Middle East Strategy
May 15, 2009
Interview
Martin Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, says it's unlikely that the first meeting between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will lead to sharp disagreements but notes Netanyahu may have trouble reconciling calls for a two-state solution with opposition from his political base.
See more in Middle East, Diplomacy
February 25, 2009
Audio
Listen to Foreign Affairs authors analyze policy options to bring peace to the Middle East and the role that the Obama administration can play in the region.
See more in Middle East, International Peace and Security, U.S. Strategy and Politics
February 25, 2009
Video
Watch Foreign Affairs authors analyze policy options to bring peace to the Middle East and the role that the Obama administration can play in the region.
See more in Middle East, International Peace and Security, U.S. Strategy and Politics
January 12, 2009
Interview
Martin S. Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, says incoming President Barack Obama cannot solve the problems in the Gaza Strip unless he takes a broad approach that includes diplomacy with Iran and Syria.
See more in Iran, Israel, Palestinian Authority
December 16, 2008
Op-Ed
Financial Times
Richard Haass and Martin Indyk argue that Obama "can capitalise on new opportunities rather than be overwhelmed by old realities in this critical and troubled region."
See more in Middle East, U.S. Strategy and Politics, U.S. Election 2008
January/February 2009
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
To be successful in the Middle East, the Obama administration will need to move beyond Iraq, find ways to deal constructively with Iran, and forge a final-status Israeli-Palestinian agreement.
See more in Middle East, Foreign Policy History
December 2, 2008
Audio
Listen to experts discuss the recommendations of the new report Restoring the Balance: A Middle East Strategy for the Next President, advocating a new approach in the region, focusing on the Arab-Israeli peace process and Iran's nuclear program.
See more in Middle East, U.S. Strategy and Politics, Presidency
December 2, 2008
Video
Watch experts discuss the recommendations of the new report Restoring the Balance: A Middle East Strategy for the Next President, advocating a new approach in the region, focusing on the Arab-Israeli peace process and Iran's nuclear program.
See more in Middle East, U.S. Strategy and Politics, Presidency
December 2, 2008
Transcript
The launch of the joint Council on Foreign Relations and Saban Center book Restoring the Balance: A Middle East Strategy for the Next President, a series of policy recommendations for the next U.S. president pertaining to U.S. strategy in the Middle East.
See more in Middle East, U.S. Strategy and Politics, Presidency
September 19, 2008
Interview
Martin S. Indyk, the former U.S. ambassador to Israel, discusses the new leader of the country's ruling Kadima party, Tzipi Livni.
See more in Israel, Palestinian Authority, Elections, Human Rights
May 7, 2008
Interview
Martin S. Indyk, who served as ambassador to Israel in the Clinton presidency and advises Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign, says it's crucial for President Bush and Secretary of State Rice to become more involved in sealing a Palestinian-Israeli peace deal.
See more in Israel, Palestinian Authority, International Peace and Security, Diplomacy
April 17, 2008
Other Report
In February, Martin Indyk and Richard Haass engaged leading Gulf policymakers in detailed conversations about what they are looking for from a new American president. While all those with whom they spoke were fascinated by the American presidential primary elections and seem to be following the results closely, few have yet focused on the possibility that a significant change in U.S. foreign policy might result from a new administration in Washington. There was also a significant disconnect between leaders and publics: The leaders are focused on how the next administration will deal with complex regional security challenge posed by Iran, whereas the publics are hoping that a new president will resolve the Palestinian issue and press authoritarian governments to be more open, transparent and accountable.
See more in Middle East, U.S. Strategy and Politics, Presidency
November 28, 2007
Interview
Martin S. Indyk, a Mideast expert and former diplomat, expresses disappointment at the lack of specifics in President Bush’s comments at the Annapolis conference.
See more in United States, Israel, Palestinian Authority, Nation Building, Diplomacy, Peacemaking
June 6, 2007
Audio
Listen to Sallai Moshe Meridor, Israeli ambassador to the United States, discuss what Israel sees as obstacles to achieving peace, particularly Iran, as well as the similarity of interests between Israel and much of the Arab world.
See more in Israel, Palestinian Authority
June 6, 2007
Transcript
Israel's Ambassador to the United States, Sallai Meridor, discusses the current crisis, future challenges, and the possibility for peace in the Middle East.
See more in Middle East, Defense/Homeland Security
May 23, 2007
Interview
A leading Mideast expert, Martin S. Indyk, says Israeli troops are likely to enter Gaza to end Hamas-directed rocket attacks, with the hope of yielding to international peacekeepers.
See more in Israel, Conflict Assessment
February 20, 2007
Interview
Former ambassador Martin S. Indyk says Secretary Rice’s decision to mediate between the Israelis and Palestinians marks a major change in the Bush administration’s approach to the Middle East.
See more in Palestinian Authority, Peacemaking
July 27, 2006
Interview
Martin S. Indyk, a former top U.S.policymaker on the Middle East, says it would be wrong to invite Iran and Syria, the major backers of Hezbollah, into negotiations to end the current fighting between Hezbollah and Israel.
See more in Israel, Lebanon, Defense Strategy, Wars and Warfare
October 31, 2005
Interview
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February 9, 2005
Interview
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