Crescent of Crisis: U.S.-European Strategy for the Greater Middle EastThe greater Middle East region is beset by a crescent of crises, stretching from Pakistan through Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq to the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Together, these five crises pose the most pressing security challenges faced by the United States and its European allies ranging from terrorism and weapons proliferation to the rise of fundamentalism and the lack of democracy. Until now, Europe and the United States have approached these