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This paper explores whether the Marshall Plan could provides a useful set of ideas for US and other international engagement in the Middle East following the transformations that have occurred in the region after the Arab Spring. The authors also examine 1) major economic challenges and opportunities presented by the political transitions; 2) how the transitions have affected the prospects for regional peace and stability; and 3) what factors, especially economic and policy ones, would create the conditions that would enable states in the region to become more open and stable.