"Riedel's argument in favor of greater U.S. involvement in the Arab-Israeli peace process is persuasive, and his prescriptions are well-evidenced, unfailingly sound and refreshingly sensible." -- Publishers Weekly

“The Search for al Qaeda is in parts alarming and in parts reassuring. Yes, we need to be worried Riedel argues... Yet the situation is not hopeless: good policy would ameliorate the problem. In a literature tending towards either the blithe or the fatalistic, Riedel's book stands out”... Financial Times

“Provides several sensible recommendations, such as making a renewed effort to settle the festering disputes over Palestine and Kashmir." -- The Economist