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Learning to Deter: Deterrence Failure and Success in the Israel-Hezbollah Conflict, 2006–16

Sobelman, Daniel·2017·International Security
DOI 10.1162/isec_a_00259
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Abstract

What are the sources of deterrence stability and under what conditions can weak actors deter stronger adversaries? To deter a superior adversary, the weak actor must convince it that if conflict breaks out, the weak actor would be capable of rendering its opponent's strategic capabilities tactical and its own tactical capabilities strategic. The deterrence relationship that has evolved between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah in the decade since—and as a result of—the 2006 Lebanon War (a.k.a. the Second Lebanon War or the July War) confirms this observation. A comparison of these two actors’ deterrence behavior in the years preceding the war and in its aftermath shows that one of the leading explanations for the ongoing stability along the Israeli-Lebanese border is that Israel and Hezbollah have learned to apply deterrence in a manner that meets the prerequisites of rational deterrence theory.

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Authors
Sobelman, D.
Affiliations
Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author
Sobelman, Daniel
ORCID
Sobelman, Daniel
Venue
International Security
Publisher
MIT Press - Journals
Published
2017-01
Volume
41
Issue
3
Pages
151-196
ISSN
  • 0162-2889 (ISSN-L)
  • 1531-4804
DOI
10.1162/isec_a_00259
OpenAlex
W2584041267
Cited by
60
References
34
Citations by year
2026: 14 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1
FWCI
15.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • International Security (publishedVersion)
  • Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Relations and Foreign Policy
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Middle East Politics and Society
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Conflict and Governance
Keywords
deterrence, deterrence stability, deterrence failure, Israel, Hezbollah, 2006 Lebanon War, asymmetric deterrence, strategic capabilities

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