Civil-military relations in Israel essays in honor of Stuart A. Cohen / edited by Elisheva Rosman-Stollman and Aharon Kampinsky.

Other author Rosman-Stollman, Elisheva.
Other author Kampinsky, Aharon, 1975-
Other author Cohen, Stuart, 1946-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2014.
Descriptionxv, 265 pages ; 24 cm
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Contents Introduction / Elisheva Rosman and Roni (Aharon) Kampinsky -- Armed forces and the polity through the prism of power / Ronald Krebs -- Civil-security relations in Israel : looking through the mirror / Oren Barak -- Who controls the IDF? : between an "over-subordinate army" and "a military that has a state" / Yagil Levy -- The IDF moving towards a professional force : hybrid wars, logics-of-action, and an incremental military / Eyal Ben-Ari, Yehudit Sher, and Arial Vainer -- Constructing the ideal officer : Israeli society and the IDF Officer School / Tamir Libel -- The nature and course of the dialogue between the civilian sector and the defense establishment in Israel regarding the planning and building of military installations and bases / Eliav Taub and Amiram Oren -- Women singing, cadets leaving : the extreme case syndrome in religion-army relationships / Asher Cohen and Bernard Susser -- Gender separation or women's exclusion : the military as a case study / Orna Sasson-Levy -- Guardians and guards : the Israeli Supreme Court's political role in matters of national security / Amichai Cohen -- Intentional ambiguity : why do crises in relationships between the defense minister and the chief of staff reoccur repeatedly? / Yoram Peri -- Swords, scrolls, and civilization of the military : Stuart Cohen and his work in context / Roni (Aharon) Kampinsky and Elisheva Rosman-Stollman -- Conclusion : civil-military relations in Israel : who influences whom? / Reuven Gal.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2014020474
ISBN9780739194164 (cloth : alk. paper)