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The power of deterrence : emotions, identity, and American and Israeli wars of resolve / Amir Lupovici.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lupovici, Amir, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hizballah (Lebanon).
- Israel. Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel.
- Israel.
- Deterrence (Strategy).
- Strategy--Case studies.
- Strategy.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- Lebanon War, 2006.
- National security--United States--Decision making--Case studies.
- National security.
- United States--Military policy--Decision making--Case studies.
- United States.
- Israel--Military policy--Decision making--Case studies.
- United States--History, Military--21st century.
- Israel--History, Military--21st century.
- Lebanon--History--Israeli intervention, 1982-1985.
- Lebanon.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 230 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- Why do states persist in using force to enhance their deterrent posture, even though it is not clear that it is effective? This book develops an innovative framework to answer this question, viewing deterrence as an idea. This allows the author to explain how countries institutionalize deterrence strategy, and how this internalization affects policy. He argues that the US and Israel have both internalized deterrence ideas and become attached to these practices. For them, deterrence is not just a means to advance 'physical' security, but it constitutes their very selves as deterring actors. As a result, being unable to deter becomes a threat to their identity, evoking strong emotional responses. In recognizing these dynamics, the book provides a fresh perspective on the US war in Iraq (2003) and the Israeli war in Lebanon (2006), both of which can be seen as attempts to repair each country's shaken sense of self.
- Contents:
- Cover ; Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The Constitution of the Deterrer Identity; 3 Ontological Security, Deterrence, and the Use of Force; 4 The United States and the War on Terror; 5 Israel and the Lebanon War; 6 Conclusion; References; Index
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Aug 2016).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-316-75692-0
- 1-316-75776-5
- 1-316-75764-1
- 1-316-75788-9
- 1-316-75800-1
- 1-316-75836-2
- 1-316-53454-5
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