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Israel’s Foreign Policy Beyond the Arab World

Engaging the Periphery

By: Jean-Loup Samaan

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Israel’s Foreign Policy Beyond the Arab World

Engaging the Periphery

By: Jean-Loup Samaan

For over 60 years, Israel’s foreign policy establishment has looked at its regional policy through the lens of a geopolitical concept named "the periphery doctrine." The idea posited that due to the fundamental hostility of neighboring Arab countries, Israel ought to counterbalance this threat by engaging with the "periphery" of the Arab world through clandestine diplomacy. Based on original research in the Israeli diplomatic archives and interviews with key past and present decision-makers, this book shows that this concept of a periphery was, and remains, a core driver of Israel’s foreign policy. The periphery was borne out of the debates among Zionist circles concerning the geopolitics of the nascent Israeli State. The evidence from Israel’s contemporary policies shows that these principles survived the historical relationships with some countries (Iran, Turkey, Ethiopia) and were emulated in other cases: Azerbaijan, Greece, South Sudan, and even to a certain extent in the attempted exchanges by Israel with Gulf Arab kingdoms. The book enables readers to understand Israel’s pessimistic – or realist, in the traditional sense – philosophy when it comes to the conduct of foreign policy. The history of the periphery doctrine sheds light on fundamental issues, such as Israel’s role in the regional security system, its overreliance on military and intelligence cooperation as tools of diplomacy, and finally its enduring perception of inextricable isolation. Through a detailed appraisal of Israel’s periphery doctrine from its birth in the fifties until its contemporary renaissance, this book offers a new perspective on Israel’s foreign policy, and will appeal to students and scholars of Middle East Politics and History, and International Relations.

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Routledge

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1351596497

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The East Mediterranean Triangle at Crossroads

By: Jean-Loup Samaan

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The East Mediterranean Triangle at Crossroads

By: Jean-Loup Samaan

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Letort Papers

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1584877227

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The RAND Corporation (1989-2009)

The Reconfiguration of Strategic Studies in the United States

By: J. Samaan

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The RAND Corporation (1989-2009)

The Reconfiguration of Strategic Studies in the United States

By: J. Samaan

Based on a case study of the RAND Corporation, this shows how the uncertainties of US defense policies since the fall of the USSR can be understood and illustrated through an analysis of the evolution of the think tank community, and more particularly through a sociological study of the so-called defense intellectuals such as the RAND Corporation.

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280

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Springer

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1137057351

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Another Brick in the Wall

The Israeli Experience in Missile Defense

By: Jean-Loup Samaan

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Another Brick in the Wall

The Israeli Experience in Missile Defense

By: Jean-Loup Samaan

Over the last years, missile defense has resurfaced as a major feature of the strategic debate in the United States and among its close allies. As demonstrated during the last clashes between the Israeli Defense Forces and Palestinian factions (2012 and 2014), missile defense is now a pillar of Israel's strategic culture. Understanding this evolution demands an in-depth look at its political, military, and technical ramifications. That is the very purpose of this new monograph by Dr. Jean-Loup Samaan. Based on archival research and numerous interviews with key players in Israel, Dr. Samaan provides us with one of the first comprehensive appraisals of Is-rael's experience in missile defense. U.S. intelligence and defense planners as well as scholars, practitioners, historians, especially military historians, veterans, and lawmakers may be most interested in this text that showcases the history of Israel's missile defense enterprise. International relations, defense manufacturers, military leaders, personnel, and strategists may also be interested in this work. Additionally, students pursuing coursework in military and political science with specialties in foreign policy, and national security intelligence may find this text useful for supplemental reading. Related products: Seize the High Ground: The Army in Space and Missile Defense can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00392-9 Alternatives for Boost-Phase Missile Defense is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/052-070-07429-9 Penetrating the Iron Curtain: Resolving the Missile Gap With Technology (Book and DVD) is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/041-015-00300-3 Schriever Air Force Base: A History in Pictures is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-070-00869-6

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1584876751

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From War to Deterrence? Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Since 2006

By: Jean-Loup Samaan,Strategic Studies Institute,U. S. Army War College

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From War to Deterrence? Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Since 2006

By: Jean-Loup Samaan,Strategic Studies Institute,U. S. Army War College

The 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah has generated a vast amount of academic and military studies, including a number from the Strategic Studies Institute. Specifically, authors have tried to identify the new patterns of warfare through this conflict and sometimes have even called it the first illustration of "hybrid war." This new monograph by Dr. Jean-Loup Samaan does not look at the war itself but rather at its aftermath, both in Israel and Lebanon. It starts from an obvious paradox: Despite the regional turmoil and the absence of a settlement between Israel and Hezbollah, stability has prevailed since 2006. While over the same time frame the Middle East has been experiencing one of its most unpredictable periods in the last decades, the border area between Israel and Lebanon has remained quiet. Dr. Samaan explains that this paradox can be understood through the use of deterrence theories.

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Lulu.com

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1312277963

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Book's by Jean-Loup Samaan

Israel’s Foreign Policy Beyond the Arab World

Israel’s Foreign Policy Beyond the Arab World

The East Mediterranean Triangle at Crossroads

The East Mediterranean Triangle at Crossroads

The RAND Corporation (1989-2009)

The RAND Corporation (1989-2009)

Another Brick in the Wall

Another Brick in the Wall

From War to Deterrence? Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Since 2006

From War to Deterrence? Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Since 2006

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