num_pages: 81
description: CONTENTSIntroduction"Designing Around" The "War of Attrition," Success or Failure?Balance of InterestsCompeting HypothesesEgypt's and Israel's Interests During the War of AttritionEgypt's and Israel's Strategies and Secondary InterestsEgypt's Perception of Israel's Strategic and Reputational InterestsThe Balance of CapabilityCompeting HypothesesStein's Critique of Egypt's StrategyThe Balance of Capability in the War of AttritionIsrael's Use of Its Air ForceThe Relationship Between Strategy and Objectives in Egypt's StrategyThe Role of Opportunity in Egypt's Decisions to ChallengeReputationsWhy did Egypt Challenge Despite Israel's Reputation for Brinkmanship?Did Egypt Miscalculate Israel's Capacity for Endurance?Recreating Reputation-for-Capability in the War of AttritionThe Competition of General Reputations with Other InterestsCrisis Bargaining BehaviorCompeting HypothesesWhy Were Costly Signals Uninformative?The Failure of Reassurance to Produce Deterrence Stability"Designing Around," Success or Failure?"Designing Around" The Yom Kippur War, Success or Failure?Egypt's Goals and StrategyStein's CritiqueThe Balance of CapabilityCrisis Bargaining BehaviorSuccess or FailureConclusionNotesAbout the Author
language: English
title: Deterrence Theory: Success or Failure in Arab-Israeli Wars
titlecomplete: Deterrence Theory: Success or Failure in Arab-Israeli Wars
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Diane Pub Co