Containment in the Middle East - Couverture rigide

Eilam, Ehud

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1640121889 ISBN 13 : 9781640121881

Editeur : Potomac Books Inc, 2019

Synopsis

National security affairs analyst Ehud Eilam examines the strategy of containment in the Middle East as it is currently pursued. For the United States, containment is a way to avoid war with Iran and thwart its nuclear weapons program. For Israel it has been a way to prevent a confrontation with the Palestinians in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

In other cases containment is meant to weaken a foe without starting a war, as Israel did by bombing shipments of weapons to Hezbollah. Containment was also part of the war in Syria--because the West lacked the ability to overthrow Bashar al-Assad, though it cost the civilian population there dearly. Egypt has been trying to contain both its enormous economic hardships and ISIS, primarily in the Sinai Peninsula.

Ultimately Eilam provides important and timely insights into the Middle East's perennially fluid and volatile political environment. His insights and analyses will be of interest not least in the corridors of power both here and abroad.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ehud Eilam is a national security affairs analyst who formerly work for the Israeli Ministry of Defense. He has a PhD in history from Bar-Ilan University in Israel.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Potomac Books Inc
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1640121889
• ISBN 13: 9781640121881
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible