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<p>This paper analyzes Israel’s changing understanding of its geostrategic posture from its establishment in 1948 to the current era. It starts by reviewing traditional Israeli geostrategic ideas and their implementation, mostly, as reflected in the nation’s national security doctrine. The paper then investigates the effect of Israel’s territorial expansion after 1967 on Israeli ideas about geostrategy. Finally, the paper shows how changing global, regional, and technological variables in the last two decades have transformed how Israeli elites understand their geostrategic realities and how they allocate resources in response to these changing conditions.</p>
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This paper analyzes Israel’s changing understanding of its geostrategic posture from its establishment in 1948 to the current era. It starts by reviewing traditional Israeli geostrategic ideas and their implementation, mostly, as reflected in the nation’s national security doctrine. The paper then investigates the effect of Israel’s territorial expansion after 1967 on Israeli ideas about geostrategy. Finally, the paper shows how changing global, regional, and technological variables in the last two decades have transformed how Israeli elites understand their geostrategic realities and how they allocate resources in response to these changing conditions.

Israel’s changing geostrategic posture

Miscellanea Geographica

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This paper analyzes Israel’s changing understanding of its geostrategic posture from its establishment in 1948 to the current era. It starts by reviewing...

Israel’s changing geostrategic posture

Data publikacji: 31 lip 2022

Zakres stron: 154 - 159

Otrzymano: 25 paź 2021

Przyjęty: 10 maj 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2022-0007

Słowa kluczowe
Israel, Middle East, geostrategy, Mediterranean, natural gas, Jews

© 2022 Ehud Eiran, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Israel’s changing geostrategic posture

Data publikacji: 31 lip 2022

Zakres stron: 154 - 159

Otrzymano: 25 paź 2021

Przyjęty: 10 maj 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2022-0007

Słowa kluczoweIsrael, Middle East, geostrategy, Mediterranean, natural gas, Jews

© 2022 Ehud Eiran, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
Israel, Middle East, geostrategy, Mediterranean, natural gas, Jews