1st Edition

Perilous Prospects The Peace Process And The Arab-israeli Military Balance

By Anthony H Cordesman Copyright 1996
    334 Pages
    by Routledge

    336 Pages
    by Routledge

    In this book, the author supplies the first account of the military and security concerns arising out of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and the recent assassination of Prime Minister Rabin, considering a number of possible futures for the region and their effects on the peace process.

    Introduction -- Military Expenditures and Arms Sales -- Quantitative Comparisons: Comparing Military Forces by Country -- The Impact of Qualitative Factors and the “Revolution in Military Affairs” -- Possible War Fighting Outcomes: A Dynamic Net Assessment -- Case One: the Peace Process Fails and a New “Intifada” Takes Place -- Case Two: a Syrian Grab for the Golan -- Case three: the Collapse of the peace Process and Conflict Between Israel and Jordan -- Case Four: A Jordanian-Syrian Alliance—the Eastern Front -- Case Five: Islamic Upheaval—Egyptian Crisis with Israel -- Case Six: A Broad Islamic Upheaval—Egypt, Jordan, and Syria are Joined by Other Arab States -- Case Seven: Libyan, Iranian, and Iraqi Conventional Forces -- Case Eight: Deterrence Fails—A Major use of Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Analytic and Policy Implications -- Sources and Methods -- About the Book and Author

    Biography

    Anthony H Cordesman