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This document appears to be a page from a political essay or article analyzing the failure of US foreign policy in the Middle East. It argues that the US strategy of 'nation building' followed by 'abandonment' of strongmen (specifically mentioning Mubarak and Gaddafi) created chaos. The text traces the roots of this instability back to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the artificial borders drawn by European powers (Sykes-Picot) that ignored tribal and religious customs.

This document is a corrected proof page from Oxford University Press, dated December 9, 2014, titled 'List of Maps.' It lists 24 maps illustrating the history of the Middle East conflict from 1900 to 2012, including major accords like Oslo and Camp David. The document bears a Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023148', indicating it is part of a document production for the U.S. House Oversight Committee.

This document is a corrected proof page dated October 9, 2014, for a book titled 'The Crooked Course: Step by Step on the Path to Peace.' It contains the Introduction to the work, which details the Arab-Israeli conflict, the structure of the book (divided into five parts), and specific mentions of the Sykes-Picot Agreement and the disengagement from Gaza. The document bears a House Oversight Bates stamp (023161), indicating it was part of the Congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, potentially found among his personal papers or related to a project he funded.

This document appears to be a page (xxxvii) from a corrected proof of a book titled 'The Crooked Course' published by OUP in 2014. The text provides a historical overview of the Arab-Israeli conflict, specifically focusing on UN Resolutions (181, 194, 303, 242), the Sykes-Picot Agreement, and major wars in 1948 and 1967. The document bears a Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023169', indicating it was part of a document production for a US House Oversight Committee investigation.