New Article: Stocker, Fulbright’s Middle East: A Senator’s Influence on American Foreign Policy

Stocker, James R. “Fulbright’s Middle East: A Senator’s Influence on American Foreign Policy.” Digest of Middle East Studies 24.1 (2015): 47-73.

 

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dome.12060

 

Abstract

This article examines Sen. J. William Fulbright’s views of and impact on U.S. policy toward the Middle East, particularly the Arab-Israeli conflict. It contributes to the literature on the history of U.S.-Middle East relations and the role of Congress in foreign policy. While Fulbright was not always (or even most of the time) successful in shaping debate and policy along the lines that he advocated, at several crucial junctures, he did have an important influence on U.S. policy toward the region.