Israel and the US
MVZ248 Week10
Basic-Israel
Economy
Socialism and market capitalism hybrid
Shared democratic values
Democracy, press, judiciary
Cold War
‘West’ against ‘East’
Proxy for USA in region against USSR’s satellite Arab states (containment)
Expanded
Since 1980s foreign investment in Africa and Asia
Since 1990s significant domestic economic growth (middle class)
Technology
Since mid-2000s influence expansion (soft power)
FDI
EU cultural cooperation
Sport
Eurovision
Separate
Israel is ‘part’ yet ‘separate’
Hard power and soft power projection
Military operations
Iraq (1981), Lebanon (1982;2006), Territories (since 1967)
Foreign Policy since 1990s towards Russia
Foreign Policy since 2010 divergent than USA regarding key allies-enemies-allies
Egypt (2011;2013), Turkey, Russia
Future
Continuation of hard and soft power projection
Regional power (status/recognition)
Continuation of strategic and special relations with the USA
Military
Technology
Basic-USA
Shared values
Regional democracy
Military
Hard power projection
Proxy (Cold War)
Proxy (since 2010 GWOT/IS/Iran)
Expanded
Sibling context
“All Grown Up”
Since 1980s economy
Since 1990s GDP growth
Since 2000s technology/intelligence-sharing
Future
Strategic
Israel proxy role continues as US disengages from region
Special
Ideological strength regardless of administration