This volume investigates the diplomatic strategies and policy decisions of the United States government regarding the escalating Arab-Israeli tensions during the calendar year 1955. Compiled by historians Carl N. Raether and John P. Glennon, this work utilizes declassified State Department cables, internal memoranda, and policy papers to reconstruct the American approach to regional stability. The text provides a framework for understanding how Cold War imperatives influenced U.S. mediation efforts in the Middle East.

Historians and political scientists frequently cite this volume as a foundational primary source for analyzing mid-century American foreign policy. Readers often note the high academic density of the prose, which is intended for researchers and specialists in diplomatic history.