Israels National Security Issues and Challenges Since the Yom Kippur War 1st Edition by Efraim Inbar ISBN 0203938291 9780415449557

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ISBN 10: 0203938291 

ISBN 13: 9780415449557

Author: Efraim Inbar

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Part I The aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War
1 Israeli strategic thinking after 1973
The first period
The defensive strategy
Diminished deterrence
Enhancement of the defensive strategy
Demilitarization and tripwire arrangements
The quantitative emphasis
Technological improvements
Fortifications
The territorial defense
The second period
Gradual changes
Enhanced deterrence
The reintroduction of casus belli
Defensive measures
Conclusion
2 The American arms transfer to Israel
The main factors in the weapons relationship
The continuous dispute over weapons
Indigenous military production
Conclusion
Part II The use of force
3 Israel’s small war
The use of force in the Arab–Israeli conflict
The crystallization of the Israeli response
Stage one
Stage two
Stage three
Stage four
The adaptation of the IDF
Manpower
Increased military presence
Increased number of permanently stationed troops
Increased proportion of regulars
An upgrading of the command level
Intelligence
Training
Operations
Deployment
The use of special units
Changes in regulations governing opening fire
Equipment
Is victory within reach?
4 The ‘no choice war’ debate in Israel
War – a phenonemon forced upon Israel
The ‘no choice war’
The use of force and its goals
Conclusion
Part III The post-Cold War period
5 Israel and the Gulf War
The prewar period
Initial reaction
Israeli policies
The Jordanian angle
US–Israeli relations
Israel’s behavior during the Gulf War
Maintaining the military option
The US and Israel
Strategic implications for Israel
Conclusion
6 Contours of Israel’s new strategic thinking
Israel’s traditional national security concept
A new Israeli strategic outlook
New perceptions of the external environment
A re-evaluation of the nature of national power
Aversion to use of force
Erosion of self-reliance
Conclusion
7 Israel’s strategic environment in the 1990s
The international arena
The regional setting
The outer ring
The inner ring
The continuity of the region’s rules of the game
Conclusion
Part IV The peace process
8 Israeli negotiations with Syria
The faulty rationale
Comprehensive peace is within reach
Territory has become less important
Security arrangements are unsatisfactory substitutes
Assad is a man who keeps his word
Syria cannot afford to lose the economic peace dividend
Israel needs to stop the attrition war in south Lebanon
The status quo is dangerous
Conclusions
9 Islamic extremism and the peace process
Predispositions and goals
Capabilities
Conventional war
The nuclear threat
Low-intensity Conflict (LIC)
Subversion
Intimidation
Impact on Israel
Conclusion
10 Arab–Israeli coexistence
Israel’s acceptance by its regional foes
Futility of attempting to eradicate Israel by force
Changes in Arab countries’ foreign policy orientation
Changes in the Palestinian National Movement
Growing significance of other threats to the Arab world
Domestic politics
International developments
The resilience of the peace process
The limitations on peaceful coexistence
Power politics in the Middle East
Border disputes
Non-acceptance of Israel
The appeal of radical Islam
Changing circumstances
Conclusion
Part V The new strategic partners
11 Israel’s new strategic partner
Turkey returns to the Middle East
The rapprochement with Israel
The Israeli–Turkish strategic partnership
The regional prism
Adversial relations with Syria
Fear of Islamic extremism
The threat of weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles
The newly independent republics
The global prism
The American orientation
Ambivalent attitudes toward Europe
Persistent suspicions of Russia
Conclusion
12 The Indian–Israeli entente
Historic background
Outlook on regional disputes
The common strategic agenda
Defense ties
Arms and technology transfers
Co-production
Low intensity (terror and penetration)
Space ventures
Radical Islam
Indian Ocean
Central Asia
The Washington dimension
Conclusion
Part VI The twenty-first-century challenges
13 Israel’s Palestinian challenge
The future of the Palestinian entity
The nature of the threat
The erosion of Israel’s legitimacy
Terrorism
Regional escalation
International intervention
Policy options
Building a Palestinian state
International trusteeship
Conflict management
Containing terrorism
Strategic coordination with the US
Public diplomacy
The home front
What next?
14 The need to block a nuclear Iran
The Iranian nuclear program
The nature of the threat
Blocking Iran’s nuclear aspirations
Diplomacy
Economic sanctions
Indirect pressure on Iran
Coercive measures
Conclusion
15 Israel’s strategic mistakes in the 2006 Lebanon War
Failure to prepare
Strategic misconduct during the war
Unrealistic goals
Mistaken exit strategy

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