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b'More than twenty years have elapsed since the United States last brokered a peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians. In that time, three presidents have tried and failed. Today\\u2019s guest, Martin Indyk\\u2014a former United States ambassador to Israel and special envoy for the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in 2013\\u2014has experienced these political frustrations and disappointments firsthand.

To understand the arc of American diplomatic influence in the Middle East, Indyk returns to the origins of American-led peace efforts and to Henry Kissinger, the man who created the Middle East peace process. He is the author of the new book \\u201cMaster of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy.\\u201d He discusses the unique challenges and barriers Kissinger and his successors have faced in their attempts to broker peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors.

Based on newly available documents from American and Israeli archives, extensive interviews with Kissinger, and Indyk\\u2019s own interactions with some of the main players, the author takes readers inside the pivotal negotiations and reveals how American diplomacy operates behind closed doors. He argues that understanding Kissinger\\u2019s design for Middle East peacemaking is key to comprehending how\\u2014and how not\\u2014to make peace.'