Activities

Independent Task Force for the
Strengthening of Palestinian Public Institutions

The Task Force Report on "Strengthening of Palestinian Public Institutions," a project of the U.S./Middle East Project that was funded by the European Commission and the Government of Norway, was the first comprehensive and systematic assessment of the institutions of the Palestinian Authority. Published in 1999, the study examined the Palestinian Authority's structure and procedures, its ability to set priorities and allocate resources, and its transparency and accountability.

The goal of the study was a practical one - to determine what works, what does not work, why not, and how to fix it, providing practical and detailed guidelines for the development of sound institutions and good governance.

The Task Force's report helped guide the efforts of the Palestinian Authority and international institutions - the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the European Union, the United Nations and the international donor community - to improve the efficiency and credibility of the emerging Palestinian self-governing institutions.

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A LAST CHANCE FOR A TWO-STATE ISRAEL-PALESTINE AGREEMENT

The U.S./Middle East Project has released recommendations for U.S. Middle East peacemaking submitted to the administration of President Barack Obama by a bipartisan group of ten former senior government officials: Zbigniew Brzezinski, Chuck Hagel, Lee H. Hamilton, Carla Hills, Nancy Kassebaum-Baker, Thomas R. Pickering, Brent Scowcroft, Theodore C. Sorensen, Paul A. Volcker, and James D. Wolfensohn. All of them are Senior Advisors of the U.S./Middle East Project and members of its International Board, chaired by General Scowcroft.

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