Israel's Strategic Agenda

Edited by Efraim Inbar

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About the Book

Divided into two clear parts, the first part of this book examines political and economic factors in the global strategic environment including, the approach of US and EU foreign policies towards Israel, global trends in the field of defence industries and the energy sector and their implications for the Middle East and Israel.

The second part focuses on Israel’s strategic agenda as reflected in its military force design and doctrine, the dilemmas the country has faced in the course of fighting its wars of attrition, the relations between military and civil sectors in Israel, the struggle against Israel on the part of non-governmental organizations, Israel’s main security challenges and national grand strategy.

This book was previously published as a special issue of Israel Affairs.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: The Strategic Envelope American Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East: A Necessary Change. The EU and Israel. Defence Industries and Dependency: Trends in the Global Defence Sector. Global Oil Trends and their Effect on the Middle East. China’s Upsurge - Implications for the Middle East. Trends in Middle East Politics and the Implications for Israel Part 2: The Israeli Strategic Agenda A Flexibility Oriented Force Design and Development Process for Israel. Israel’s Wars of Attrition: Operational and Moral Dilemmas. Softpowers Play Hardball: NGOs Wage War Against Israel. Changing Civil-Military Relations in Israel: Towards an Over-Subordinate IDF? A Breakthrough Grand Strategy for Israel