Bridging the Desert: The Middle East in the Coming Decade.

Information about several papers discussed at a conference regarding the Middle East is presented. The conference featured several speakers including Ambassador C. David Welch, Mark Kimmitt, deputy assistant secretary of defense for Near Eastern and South Asian affairs, and Nabil Haddad, executive director of the Jordanian Interfaith Coexistence Research Center. Topics emphasized at the conference include the Palestinian-Israel peace process, religion in the Middle East and the military interests of the U.S. in the region.