Publications
Sussex Academic Press (Brighton) and The Institute for National Security Studies, (Tel Aviv), 2006.
Part I: Middle East Strategic Assessment
Introduction
The International Theater
Chapter 1
Political Trends in the Middle East: The Triumph of Identity over Democracy / Mark A. Heller
Chapter 2
US Policy in the Greater Middle East: A Rendezvous with Reality? / Eran Lerman
Centrality and Controversy
The Iraqi Crucible
Elsewhere in the War on Terror
The Palestinian and Israeli Arenas
Supporting Siniora: Hizbollah, Syria, and the Aftermath of the War
The Ultimate Challenge: Iran and the Bomb
The Regional Arena
Chapter 3
Stepping Up the Pressure? The International Community Faces Iran /
Emily B. Landau, Ephraim Asculai, Noam Ophir
The IAEA
The United States
Europe (EU-3)
Additional Actors
The Outlook for the International Community
Chapter 4
The Iraqi Quagmire / Ephraim Kam
The Role of the United States
The Political Process and Building a New Regime
Economic Recovery
Domestic Security
Trends in Terrorism and Counter-Measures
Looking Ahead
Chapter 5
Syria : Within and Without Lebanon / Daniel Sobelman
Syria's Efforts to Tighten its Grip
Political Shockwaves and Oppositional Deployment
Lebanon: Moving towards a New Order?
Hizbollah: Formulating a National “Defense Strategy”
An Interim Assessment
Chapter 6
Democratization in the Palestinian Authority: Hamas Now, Peace Later / Anat Kurz
Toward Electoral Reform
Local Elections
The Legislative Council Elections
The Challenge of Governing
At a Crossroads
Chapter 7
Trends in Military Procurement and Buildup / Yiftah S. Shapir
Expenditures, Major Arms Deals, and Suppliers
Characteristics of the Arms Trade
Changes in Warfare
The Israeli Persepctive
Chapter 8
The New Israeli Agenda / Yehuda Ben Meir
The New Majority
The Political Landscape
Epilogue: The War in Lebanon
Chapter 9
An Inflated Defense Budget? / Imri Tov
The Inter-Ministry Debate
The Defense Budget: Sources and Uses
Reducing the Defense Budget
A Look to the Fiscal Future
Chapter 10
Israel, Fall 2006: A Net Assessment / Shlomo Brom
Part II: Military Forces
Introductory Note
Review of Armed Forces
1. Algeria
2. Bahrain
3. Egypt
4. Iran
5. Iraq
6. Israel
7. Jordan
8. Kuwait
9. Lebanon
10. Libya
11. Morocco
12. Oman
13. Palestinian Authority
14. Qatar
15. Saudi Arabia
16. Sudan
17. Syria
18. Tunisia
19. Turkey
20. United Arab Emirates
21. Yemen
Tables
The Middle East Military Balance at a Glance
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Space Assets
Charts
The Eastern Mediterranean Military Forces
The Persian Gulf Military Forces
The North African Military Forces
Contributors
The opinions expressed in INSS publications are the authors’ alone.