Defense and Diplomacy In Israel's National Security Experience Tactics, Partnerships and Motives

by Rodman, David

• ISBN13: 9781845190736
• ISBN10: 1845190734
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-02-01
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Summary

This work defines the central concepts of Israel's national security doctrine as deterrence, geography, manpower, quantity versus quality, offensive manoeuvre warfare, conventional versus unconventional threats, self-reliance, great power patronage, and peripheral partnerships. The author describes and explains how these concepts have influenced the war fighting experience of the Israel Defense Forces, including the air force and the navy. Special attention is paid to Israel's relationships with the United States, Turkey, and India as they relate to the Jewish state's national security, and in particular offers a new interpretation of what really drives these relationships; the motives behind Israeli foreign policy and Israeli arms export policy; and whether Israel's national security doctrine ought to include a capability to threaten the existence of hostile Arab (and Islamic) governments. Sections of this book have been used to teach a class on strategic studies at the National Defense University in Washington, DC.

Table of Contents

Preface	vi
Acknowledgments	viii
INTRODUCTION The Basics of Israeli National Security	1	(23)
1 THE ISRAELI WAY OF WAR: The Operations and Tactics of the Israel Defense Forces	24	(16)
2 DOMINATING THE SKY: The Role of the Israel Air Force	40	(15)
3 COMMANDING THE SEA: The Role of the Israel Navy	55	(6)
4 SECURITY VERSUS AUTONOMY: The American-Israeli Relationship in War	61	(23)
5 PERIPHERAL PARTNERSHIPS: The Israeli-Turkish and Israeli-Indian Relationships	84	(8)
6 REALIST OR JEWISH (I): The Motives Behind Israeli Foreign Policy	92	(9)
7 REALIST OR JEWISH (II): The Motives Behind Israeli Arms Exports	101	(9)
8 DAVID'S SLING, GOLIATH'S HEAD: Targeting Arab (and Islamist) Governments	110	(11)
CONCLUSION Continuity and Change in Israel's National Security Experience	121	(2)
Notes	123	(22)
Select Bibliography	145	(7)
Index	152