Generals In The Cabinet Room.Generals In The Cabinet Room Yoram Peri United States Institute Of Peace The United States Institute of Peace or USIP was established in 1986 by the United States Congress to study the "prevention, management, and peaceful resolution of international conflicts" [1]. 1200 17th Street NW, Suite 200, Washington DC 20036-3011 1929223811 $19.95 202-457-1700 www.usip.org Generals In The Cabinet Room: How The Military Shapes Israeli Policy by Yoram Peri (Professor of Political Sociology And Communication at Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU, אוניברסיטת תל־אביב, את"א) is Israel's largest on-site university. ) forcefully and persuasively argues the premise that while once Israel's military was the servant of its civilian political leadership, today it is the Israeli generals who have the lead in foreign and defense policymaking. The repercussions for Israeli--Palestinian relations, Israeli democracy, and other democracies are potentially earthshaking earth·shak·ing adj. Of great consequence or importance. earth  shak . Generals In The Cabinet Room traces recent military-political Israeli history with especial focus on the 1990's and beyond, and warns of a future in which democracy itself could potentially fall victim to too much militarization mil·i·ta·rize tr.v. mil·i·ta·rized, mil·i·ta·riz·ing, mil·i·ta·riz·es 1. To equip or train for war. 2. To imbue with militarism. 3. To adopt for use by or in the military. . Highly recommended. |
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