1st Edition

The Making of Lebanese Foreign Policy Understanding the 2006 Hezbollah-Israeli War

By Henrietta Wilkins Copyright 2013
192 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

Seeking to explain Lebanon’s behavior in the international arena during the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel, this book offers a critique of both systemic and sub state factors in determining foreign policy decisions. The Making of Lebanese Foreign Policy illustrates how systemic theories are limited in terms of explaining foreign policy decisions because they largely ignore the role of... Read more
Introduction 1 The Foreign Policy of Arab States 2 Lebanese Foreign Policy 3 The 2006 War in Context 4 The Impact of Systemic Factors on Foreign Policy During the War 5 The Impact of Sub-state Identity on Foreign Policy During the War Conclusion

Biography

Henrietta Wilkins has recently completed a PhD in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at Durham University. Currently based in Beirut, her research interests focus on the impact of sub-state actors on political decision-making in the MENA region.