Margaret Goodlander

As the United States enters a new era of international leadership, pressing questions about America s role in the Middle East remain unsolved. During Jimmy Carter s presidency, the world witnessed the eruption of great diplomatic successes across the greater Middle East; alongside these political advances, there remained barriers in sustaining peace, security, and cooperation among Israel and its neighbors. The 1979 Camp David Accords and the resulting Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty represents one of the greatest triumphs in Middle Eastern diplomacy, yet ultimately the treaty has proven insufficient in securing lasting peace between its principal participants. As the United States enters a new era of international leadership, pressing questions about America s role in the Middle East remain unsolved. During Jimmy Carter s presidency, the world witnessed the eruption of great diplomatic successes across the greater Middle East; alongside these political advances, there remained barriers in sustaining peace, security, and cooperation among Israel and its neighbors. The 1979 Camp David Accords and the resulting Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty represents one of the greatest triumphs in Middle Eastern diplomacy, yet ultimately the treaty has proven insufficient in securing lasting peace between its principal participants. Maggie sees understanding the successes, failures, and implications of the most formidable step in the peace process of the modern Middle East as an essential component of her academic and personal development. Further exploring the consequential history of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty might shed light on how Israel ought to proceed as it forges renewed commitments to peace with Egypt and Jordan and new agreements with Syrian, Lebanon, and Palestinians.