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Tel Aviv: Institute for National Security Studies, 2009
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The book, which continues the annual Strategic Balance series, includes thirteen analytical essays written by INSS researchers. The focus is on developments in the internal, regional, and internaional arenas that shape Israel’s strategic environment and the strategic options before it. Special emphasis lies on the Middle East as it adjusts to a new US administration and a newly-elected Israeli government.
The Domestic Arena
Public Opinion and the Political Arena / Yehuda Ben Meir
The Civilian Front: Between Needs and Responses / Meir Elran
The Peace Process
Israel through Arab Strategic Lenses: A Changed Reality / Ephraim Kam
“Nothing is Agreed until Everything is Agreed”: The Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue / Anat Kurz
Israel-Syria Negotiations: An Opportunity for Regional Strategic Change? / Shlomo Brom
The Regional System
Not Just a Bridge over Troubled Waters: Turkey in Regional and International Affairs / Gallia Lindenstrauss and Oded Eran
Syria at a Crossroads / Itamar Rabinovich
A Framework for the Next Step on Iran: Negotiations through the Prism of Regional Dynamics / Emily B. Landau
Trends in Military Buildup in the Middle East / Yiftah S. Shapir
The International System
International Involvement in the Middle East / Roni Bart and Limor Simhony
Current Trends in al-Qaeda and Global Jihad Activity / Yoram Schweitzer
Implications of the Global Economic Crisis / Shmuel Even and Nizan Feldman
Conclusion
Risks and Opportunities: The Era of Interim Solutions / Oded Eran