The Nature of the Radical Axis

dc.creator	Yoel Guzansky
dc.date	2010-10-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:07:52Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:07:52Z
dc.identifier	2307-793X
dc.identifier	2307-8634
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f2d4b10877e24be384a6a4d8ee0b2af6
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/7883
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/f2d4b10877e24be384a6a4d8ee0b2af6
dc.description	The Middle East has recently operated under the not implausible fear that a regional war is about to break out. Therefore, Israel is closely following any sign of growing closeness among the members of the radical axis, a relationship that peaked with the Damascus summit in February 2010 and the transfer of – or at least what seemed like the intention to transfer – “balance destabilizing” weapons to Hizbollah. It is therefore important to understand the extent to which the axis – Iran, Syria, Hizbollah, and Palestinian terrorist organizations – actually functions as a military alliance, as its leaders have declared. What is the extent of its cohesiveness, and under what circumstances would the members of the axis operate as a united alignment against Israel? This essay addresses these questions while investigating the nature of the axis, its strengths and weaknesses, and the practical ramiﬁcations for dealing with it.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Institute for National Security Studies
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dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2307-793X
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2307-8634
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Military and Strategic Affairs, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 59-77 (2010)
dc.subject	radical axis
dc.subject	Iran
dc.subject	Syria
dc.subject	Lebanon
dc.subject	treaty
dc.subject	Israel
dc.subject	alliance
dc.subject	Hizbollah
dc.subject	Hamas
dc.subject	ideology
dc.subject	military
dc.subject	nuclear
dc.subject	Arab
dc.subject	policy
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	The Nature of the Radical Axis
dc.type	Article