Epstein Secrets

Dan Meridor, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel and Minister Responsible for Intelligence Services and the Atomic Energy Commission (via video-link) Martin Indyk, Vice President and Director of Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution Robert Malley, Middle East and North Africa Program Director, International Cr

E EAST, ENERGY & SECURITY INAUGURAL ANNUAL RETREAT CO-ORGANISED BY THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AND THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE INSTITUTE Qasr Al Sarab, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates November 5 - 8, 2010 AGENDA EFTA00726612 Page 2 of 4 FRIDAY 5 NOVEMBER Participants' arrival and check-in at the Qasr Al

in his office in Jerusalem with an Israeli flag behind him. The rare appearance was arranged by Terje Larsen, the UN under- secretary general, and Martin Indyk, the US administration special's envoy to the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. Larsen sat on the stage and interviewed Peres, who spoke directly

mong those who heard him was also the son of the Saudi king. This historic event took place at the Persian Gulf security summit, which was held in Abu Dhabi with the participation of the foreign ministers of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Yemen, Qatar and foreign ministers of Arab Leag

nian Talks on Course, but what about the spoiler? Start with the track that is best-positioned: the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. US negotiator Martin Indyk brings the expertise and the diplomatic and bureaucratic credentials necessary to hold his own in a negotiation where required compromises can be b

ho are uniformly worried that the U.S. is withdrawing from the Middle East. These figures include Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, and the most important defense figure in the United Arab Emirates. MBZ, as he is known, is one of the many Arab leaders who fear (as Israel's lead

ver, there was almost no hope for such an agreement even before the challenge in the streets. Anyway, which seasoned analysts? The one he quotes is Martin Indyk, who almost always believes that tout va bien, but especially when things are going horridly. Well, we don't really know how badly or, for that mat

nt and hypocritical ways when it comes to defending what they see as their national interest. I am writing this during a working trip to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, where the prospects of a citizen uprising similar to the ones unfolding across the region is zero, though various degrees of agitation in GCC com