Balance of power and the prospects for peace: the case of the Levant
Authors
Green, Ryan J.
Subjects
Levant
Israel
Syria
Balance of power
Military
Economic
Israel
Syria
Balance of power
Military
Economic
Advisors
Robinson, Glenn E.
Date of Issue
2002-12
Date
December 2002
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
Over the past 50 years, the Levant has seen more political violence than any other region in the world. This thesis argues that the root cause of this violence is the vast imbalance of power between Israel and its neighbors. Such an imbalance naturally leads to the more powerful country - in this case, Israel - to resort to force in pursuing Israeli interests. Similary, the imbalance of power acts as a constant reminder of humiliation for the less powerful, compelling these actors to seek to right the imbalance through the use of more unconventional warfare. The end result of power imbalance is perpetual conflict. This thesis focuses on the imbalance of power between Israel and Syria as measured through both military and economic might. This imbalance has been expressed in differing forms of violence by both sides.
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Thesis
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Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
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Format
xii, 67 p.
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Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.