Summit or siesta?

Senior Research Fellow Prof. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman argues that the 2017 Arab League Summit held in Jordan contained little substantive content, but nevertheless served as an indicator of current political dynamics.
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"LAST WEEK’S Arab League summit conference, hosted by Jordan’s King Abdullah on the eastern shore of the Dead Sea, provided no drama and produced a set of resolutions that carried little weight...nonetheless, the summit provided some insight into the state of play in the Arab region."