The Second Lebanon War
Subtitle: strategic perspectives
By: edited by Shlomo Brom and Meir Elran.
Contributors: Elran, Meir.; Brom, Shlomo.; Makhon le-meḥḳere biṭaḥon leʼumi.
Publisher: Institute for National Security Studies
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Tel Aviv
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9789657425022
Subjects: Hizballah (Lebanon); Lebanon War, 2006; Strategy; Israel -- History -- 1993-
Description: "Explores various dimensions to the confrontation initiated by Israel on July 12, 2006 in response to Hizbollah provocation. The sixteen analytical essays and three appendices compiled here provide a strategic overview of the war and discuss the rationales underlying this violent clash. They delve into different dimensions of the war: its background, its nature and implications, and the strategic conclusions that can be drawn from it" -- p. [4] of Cover.
Notes: Electronic version available on the INSS website.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Pt. I. Israeli dimensions; title: 1. Political and military objectives in a limited war against a guerrilla organization; title: 2. The decision making process in Israel; title: 3. Deterrence and its limitations; title: 4. A test of rival strategies: two ships passing in the night; title: 5. The military campaign in Lebanon; title: 6. Intelligence in the war: observations and insights; title: 7. Israeli public opinion and the Second Lebanon War; title: 8. The civilian front in the Second Lebanon War; title: Pt. II. Regional dimensions; title: 9. "Divine victory" and earthly failures: was the war really a victory for Hizbollah?; title: 10. The battle for Lebanon: Lebanon and Syria in the wake of the war; title: 11. After the war: Iranian power and its limitations; title: 12. July-August heat: the Israeli-Palestinian arena; title: 13. The regional setting: statehood vs. anarchy; title: 14. Regional implications: from radicalism to reform; title: 15. The impact of the war on Arab security concepts; title: 16. The international dimension: why so few constraints on Israel?