Israeli National Security

Charles D. Freilich, a former Israeli deputy national security adviser, is a senior fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center, specializing in Israeli national security strategy, US-Middle East policy, and Middle Eastern affairs. He teaches political science at Harvard, NYU, and the Herzliya Inter-Disciplinary Center. He is also the author of Zion's Dilemmas: How Israel Makes National Security Policy.

• Foreword and AcknowledgementsAcronymsMajor Wars and Military OperationsList of Maps, Tables, Figures Part IIntroduction1. Israel's Classic Defense Doctrine Part II: A Strategic Environment Transformed 2. Israel's New Strategic Setting3. The Changing Military Threat4. Non-Military Threats5. Israeli Society and National Security Part III: Israel's Strategic Response 6. The Classic Military Response in Perspective 7. The Military Response Today8. Nuclear and Regional Arms Control Policy9. The Foreign Policy Response10. The "Special Relationship" Part IV: A National Security Strategy for an Era of Change11. Primary Conclusions12. Policy Recommendations AppendixList of InterviewsBibliographyNotesIndex

Charles Freilich's extraordinary new book is a unique contribution to the growing literature on Israeli security affairs. Its importance lies as well in the premise that security issues have been paramount and highly impactful on the general Israeli agenda-politically, socially, and culturally.