The US - Israeli Connection.

Abstract

The US-Israeli 'special relationship' has drawn the United States into a closer and more direct involvement in the Middle East. This memorandum analyzes the basis for the US-Israeli connection and various plausible options for the form and structure of future US-Israeli relations. The author indicates that, in the absence of a comprehensive peace settlement, formalization of the relationship is unlikely in order to retain US flexibility with both Arabs and Israelis. However, ultimately, some form of formal US bilateral alliance may evolve, possibly involving US military forces in conjunction with a final peace settlement. Such a bilateral arrangement would be supplemental to a multilateral guarantee involving both 'superpowers' and perhaps UN peace observers. In any case, he concludes unless Israel undermines its American public support, the US-Israeli connection will continue to be very close, and perhaps even grow stronger. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 30, 1976
Accession Number
ADA035072

Entities

People

  • Howard L. Chambers

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Commerce
  • Department Of State
  • Families (Human)
  • Foreign Aid
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Middle East
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Treaties
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union