| Description |
xii, 714 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 657-680) and indexes. |
| Contents |
The Israeli security puzzle : conceptions, approaches, paradoxes -- The Sinai war : the making of the second round -- The Six Day War : playing with fire -- The War of Attrition : the first payment for arrogance -- The Yom Kippur war : the war that shouldn't have been -- The Lebanese swamp, 1981-2000 -- The unlimited use of the limited use of force : Israel and low-intensity warfare -- The mixed blessing of Israel's nuclear policy -- Israeli intervention in intra-Arab affairs -- Never missing an opportunity to miss an opportunity : the Israeli nonpolicy of peace in the Middle East -- The structure and process of national security and foreign policy in Israel -- Principal findings and lessons -- If so bad, why so good? : explaining the paradox of the Israeli success story -- Paths to the future : scenarios and prescriptions. |
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Israel -- Foreign relations.
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Israel. |
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International relations. |
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National security -- Israel.
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National security. |
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Arab-Israeli conflict.
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Arab-Israeli conflict. |
| ISBN |
0472115405 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780472115402 cloth alkaline paper |
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