Beschreibung:
This book analyzes Soviet military engagement in Middle East wars in the post-1967 era. It clarifies the nature and characteristics of this engagement, offers an explanation for its occurrence, and tries to predict future trends.
Summary -- Introduction -- Military Engagement: Definition and Characteristics -- Explaining Soviet Military Engagement in Local Wars -- Soviet Military Engagement in Middle East Wars: Behavioral Patterns -- Patterns of Soviet Military Engagement in a Future Arab-Israeli War -- Conclusions -- Middle East Wars Since 1967: General Characteristics; Soviet Engagement -- Soviet Interventionary Forces - A Static View -- JCSS Publications -- The Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies - Recent Publications in English