More than twenty years have elapsed since the United States last brokered a peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians. Indyk—a former United States ambassador to Israel and special envoy for the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in 2013—has experienced these political frustrations and disappointments firsthand. Based on documents from American and Israeli archives, extensive interviews with Kissinger, and Indyk's own interactions with some of the main players, he takes readers inside the negotiations. Indyk's account is both that of a historian poring over the records of these events, as well as an inside player seeking to glean lessons for Middle East peacemaking. He makes clear that understanding Kissinger's design for Middle East peacemaking is key to comprehending how to—and how not to—make peace.