ISBN:
9781107052499
Language:
English
Pages:
xxi, 433 Seiten
Year of publication:
2021
Series Statement:
Cambridge Middle East studies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Aran, Amnon Israeli foreign policy since the end of the Cold War
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Aran, Amnon, 1971 - Israeli foreign policy since the end of the Cold War
DDC:
327.5694
Keywords:
World politics 1989-
;
Israel Foreign relations
Abstract:
"The end of the Cold War ushered in a new period in Israeli foreign policy, situating it in an unprecedented strong strategic position. The collapse of the Soviet Union, which had supported Israel's Arab foes, ended the bipolar world order and established the United States (US), Israel's closest ally, as the world's sole superpower. Shortly, thereafter, in the 1990-1991 Gulf War, a US-led coalition expelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait, exposed deep divisions within the Arab world, and weakened the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), which supported the Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein, during the conflict. These dramatic international shifts were coupled with changes within Israel. The successful restructuring of the Israeli economy via the 1985 Economic Emergency Stability Plan (EESP), and arrival of close to a million immigrants from the former USSR, greatly increased Israel's state capacity to seize the opportunities and tackle the challenges generated by the end of the Cold War"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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