Speaker: Daniel Sobelman, Assistant Professor of International Relations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Drawing on the conflict between Israel and the Hamas-run Gaza Strip since the mid-2000s, this seminar will analyze the dynamics and the strategic implications of intra-war coercion in an asymmetric conflict between an established state and an emerging violent non-state actor. The speaker will examine Hamas's adoption of Hezbollah’s military doctrine and strategic vocabulary and explain the manner in which the Hamas movement has been able to harness its military capabilities to impose and threaten heavier costs on Israel while reducing Israel's freedom of action vis-a-vis the Gaza Strip.

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In 2011 and 2012, as part of its effort to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, Israel engaged in coercive diplomacy to convince the United States to cast Iran into economic isolation and take certain measures in order to dissuade Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. This seminar will take a closer look at Israel's coercive campaign and draw insights on the origins of threat credibility in international relations.

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This seminar will analyze the variation in deterrence dynamics in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict and explore the manner in which the two actors have applied deterrence in the wake of the 2006 war.

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In his seminar, Dr. Sobelman will outline the dynamics that have shaped the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah since the early 1990s and explore the manner in which the latter has in recent years accompanied its vast military procurement with a calculated public deterrence campaign vis-à-vis Israel.

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