The Making of Lebanese Foreign Policy : Understanding the 2006 Hezbollah-Israeli War.

Seeking to explain Lebanon's behavior in the international arena during the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel, this book offers a critique of both systemic and sub state factors in determining foreign policy decisions. The Making of Lebanese Foreign Policy illustrates how systemic theories...

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Main Author: Wilkins, Henrietta
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Series:Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics.
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505 0 |a Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright page; Table of contents; List of maps; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The foreign policy of Arab states; Theoretical framework; The three tiers of analysis; The systemic level; The state level; Substate and suprastate identity; Conclusion; 2. Lebanese foreign policy; Pre-1920 to the end of the French mandate; The National Pact; After the National Pact to the outbreak of civil war in 1975; Civil war 1975 -90; 1990 until the 2006 war; The confessional system: empowering substate identities; Multiple foreign policies. 
505 8 |a The impact of external actors and systemic structuresWeak institutions; Prioritizing economic interests; Conclusion; 3. The 2006 war in context; The history of Israeli -Lebanese border disputes; The Middle East in 2006: Lebanon in the regional context; Narrative of the conflict; Who won?; Hezbollah; Israel; Lebanon after the war; Conclusion; 4. The impact of systemic factors on foreign policy during the war; A proxy war; The outbreak of the war as a result of the regional system; Hezbollah's kidnapping; Israel's reaction; Regional and international responses to the war. 
505 8 |a Iranian -- Syrian-led allianceUS-led alliance; US; France; 'Moderate' Arab states; The international forum; Appeals for regional and international support; Conclusion; 5. The impact of substate identity on foreign policy during the war; Identity at the unit level; Lack of sovereign authority; State institutions; The Lebanese government's response to the outbreak of war; The Lebanese government's response as the war progresses; Affirming the government's role; Calling for unity in Lebanon; The Lebanese government's role in diplomatic negotiations; Siniora's Seven-Point Plan; UNSCR 1701. 
505 8 |a ConclusionConclusion; Appendix 1: Text of Siniora's Seven-Point Plan; Appendix 2: Text of UNSCR 1701; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index. 
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