Home pagePress CenterIn the Media Anthony Cordesman, the CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, was quoted by the USA Today, "Mideast Peace Quest Test Endurance."
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Anthony Cordesman, the CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, was quoted by the USA Today, "Mideast Peace Quest Test Endurance."
WASHINGTON — President Bush wrapped up two days of meetings with key Middle East leaders Thursday as he prepares for his second trip to the region this year in search of an increasingly elusive Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement.
Anthony Cordesman, a senior military analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said a broad agreement isn't possible without addressing specific issues such as the borders of a Palestinian state, the status of Jerusalem, Palestinian refugees and Israeli security. "Where every square meter counts, nobody on either side can talk about broad, sweeping goals. Everything gets down to specifics," he said. "Is there any sign that we have made major substantive progress towards peace? The answer is 'no.' "
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