Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 09/2008

PolicyWatch #1312: Bush at Annapolis: Hints about the Final Thirteen Months

Robert Satloff

December 2007

The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Abstract

The Annapolis summit featured an impressive display of international support for renewed Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. Beyond the headlines and photo-ops, the most significant aspect of the event was that President Bush offered little sign he plans to devote the final months of his administration to a high-stakes personal quest for a permanent peace treaty between the two parties.