1st Edition

Cultures of Counterproliferation The Making of US and Israeli Policy on Iran's Nuclear Program

By Raphael BenLevi Copyright 2024
234 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

234 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

234 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book argues that the nature of counterproliferation strengthens the effect of cultural factors in policy choices, and illustrates this by focusing on US and Israeli policy toward the Iranian nuclear program. The United States and Israel have been the two states most active in opposing Iran’s nuclear ambitions; however, the respective strategies of each of these states have changed... Read more

Introduction                                                                                               

1. Culture and Counterproliferation                                           

2. American Approaches to Strategy and Counterproliferation

3. Israeli Approaches to Strategy and Counterproliferation        

4. Comparing the Approaches across States                                

5. Awkward First Steps of Tango, 1996-2001                             

6. Iran Caught Red-Handed, 2002-2008                                      

7. How Many Centrifuges are Too Many? 2009-2015                

8. A Better Deal or No Deal, 2016-2020                                     

9. Comparing Policies  

Biography

Raphael BenLevi is a postdoctoral fellow in international relations at School of Political Sciences, University of Haifa, and Director of the Churchill Program for National Security at Tikvah Fund Israel. He received his PhD from Bar-Ilan University.

"BenLevi's book provides a valuable addition to the literature on decision-making, strategic culture, the impact of ideas on foreign policy, and to our understanding of divergent responses to the Iranian nuclear program. It is an important and original work, especially in explaining policy choices made by U.S. and Israeli leaders."

Robert J. Lieber, Professor Emeritus of Government and International Affairs, Georgetown University, USA 

"BenLevi has provided a well-researched and in-depth analysis of the interests and considerations that informed the key debates within Israel and the United States regarding one of their greatest mutual national security threats. A must-read for policymakers and scholars alike!"

Meir Ben-Shabbat, Israel's National Security Advisor from  2017 to 2021 and currently head of the Misgav Institute for Zionist Strategy & National Security in Jerusalem