Part 1. The twilight of the Nasser Regime: 1967-1970
The Middle East arena following the Six Day War
The Johnson Administration's attempts to promote a settlement between Israel and Egypt in 1968
The "two-power talks" (US-USSR): March-September 1969
The First Rogers Plan, October-December 1969
The Rogers initiative for a ceasefire in the Suez Canal, June 1970, part 1
The Rogers initiative for a ceasefire in the Suez Canal, June 1970, part 2
The crisis in Jordan (September 1970) and its implications
Part 2. "The stalemate policy": 1971-1972
Sadat replaces Nasser, Cairo and Washington begin moving closer
Attempts to arrange an interim agreement in the Suez Canal: February 1971
Ongoing efforts to reach an interim Israeli-Egyptian agreement
The unofficial death of the Rogers Plan
Part 3. The run up to the Yom Kippur War: Autumn 1972-October 1973
Reinforcing the status quo in the region
Complacency in the shadow of continued diplomatic stalemate
Summary and conclusions.