Edited by Shmeul Sandler, Manfred Gerstenfeld, Jonathan Rynhold

The 2006 elections constitute a major redrawing of the political map in Israel due to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s exit from the Likud party and...

Published April 9th 2008 by Routledge.

Afghanistan

Political Frailty and External Interference

By Nabi Misdaq

Afghan society is analyzed from a fresh standpoint in this book which discusses the country’s two and a half centuries of socio-political disquiet and outside...

Published April 2nd 2008 by Routledge.

A comparative analysis of Italy, Spain and Turkey

By Lauren M. McLaren

Why are some regimes democratic while others are not? Specifically, how have Spain and Italy managed to become democratic while Turkey, which shares many similar...

Published March 31st 2008 by Routledge.

Armed Groups, Disarmament and Security in a Post-War Society

By Michael Vinay Bhatia, Mark Sedra

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive assessment of small arms and security-related issues in post-9/11 Afghanistan. It includes case studies which reveal...

Published March 31st 2008 by Routledge.

Postcolonial Theory and the Arab-Israel Conflict

Edited by Philip Carl Salzman, Donna Robinson Divine

Postcolonial theory is one of the main frameworks for thinking about the world and acting to change the world. Arising in academia and reshaping humanities...

Published March 19th 2008 by Routledge.

Between Militias and Armies

By Hillel Frisch

This book analyzes Palestinian attempts to create an organized military force from the period of the Mandate up to the present day.

Beginning with a comparative...

Published March 10th 2008 by Routledge.

Dilemmas of a Conventional Army

By Sergio Catignani

This volume analyzes the conduct of the Israel Defence Forces’ (IDF) counter-insurgency operations during the two major Palestinian uprisings (1987-1993 and 2000-2005) in the Territories...

Published January 24th 2008 by Routledge.

From Cohesion to Confusion

By Stuart A. Cohen

The Israel Defense Force (IDF) plays a key role in Israeli society, and has traditionally been perceived not only as the guardian of national survival,...

Published January 24th 2008 by Routledge.

Iran under Ahmadinejad

The Politics of Confrontation

By Ali M. Ansari

The election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the summer of 2005 thrust Iran into the international limelight...

Published January 10th 2008 by Routledge.

Issues and Challenges Since the Yom Kippur War

By Efraim Inbar

This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of Israel's security challenges since the 1973 October War. Efraim Inbar takes the reader on a historical journey through...

Published December 20th 2007 by Routledge.