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401 Annals Am. Acad. Pol. & Soc. Sci. ix (1972)

handle is hein.cow/anamacp0401 and id is 1 raw text is: PREFACE The challenge given to us here at the Middle East Institute, to prepare for publication in the confines of one issue of THE ANNALS a comprehensive overview of the relations between the United States and the Middle East, was a large one. We have tried to meet it by seeking writers of eminence, objectivity, and sound experience. We have begun with the earliest connections between the United States and the region, including North Africa, and have progressed to the point of radical change, the Second World War. We have next examined the intricate relationships which developed since that war between America and each country or region, as well as the problems which override geographic consideration. The final chapter is less of a summary than my attempt to assess the position of the United States in the area today, a risky and a perishable effort, given the unpredictability and rapidity of change. The authors of the chapters are uniquely qualified either as practitioners or scholars and, in some cases, as both. They have. their own views-and have more than earned the right to propound them. By no means will every reader be satis- fied, given the heat which has developed around a number of the issues discussed. What we hope emerges is a durable contribution of facts and commentary which will assist readers to understand better an area of intense significance to the se- curity of the North Atlantic Alliance and of America itself. As Special Editor of this edition of THE ANNALS I have played a supervisory role. The main effort of planning the edition, consulting with writers, and editing their product has from the beginning fallen on William Sands, Director of Publica- tions of the Middle East Institute and Editor of The Middle East Journal, and on his capable staff. Without the experience and determination of Mr. Sands the job could not have been done. I must express my gratitude also to the writers themselves, all men of distinction, deeply involved in activities of high importance. Their willingness to give time and effort to this work has been most gratifying. PARKER T. HART ix

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