Abstract
Israel's national security doctrine has become obsolete. While Israel enjoys unprecedented military superiority over its enemies, the security of Israelis is at an all-time low, and a nuclear threat, primarily from Iran, is on the rise. This paradoxical situation stems from a failure to adjust Israel's security doctrine to regional, global and technological changes since the mid-1970s. Four major components of this doctrine in particular are inadequate to contemporary challenges: the traditional strategic triumvirate of deterrence, strategic warning and swift battlefield decision; the concept of the Israeli Defense Force as the 'people's army'; Israel's nuclear policy; and the correlation between diplomacy and use of force as a means to reduce threats.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 137-155 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Survival |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- Political Science and International Relations