Скачать или смотреть Straddling Deterrence and Restraint: Israel’s Dilemmas In Asymmetric Wars - Prof. Yael Aronoff

In the wake of attacks by non-state actors, both strategic and political pressures come into play which would dictate forceful response: the doctrine of deterrence aligns with sentiment among domestic constituencies for a counterstrike of overwhelming force. These pressures mount even as governments increasingly realize that, in order to be politically (as opposed to militarily) effective in the aftermath of any such operations, the operation itself increasingly requires restraint and “proportionality” in order to be seen as legitimate by all parties involved, as well as by the international community. Restraint, the calculation goes, mitigates resentment by populations in which the strikes take place. It also serves to uphold democratic norms and international laws regarding the conduct of war in opposition to the non-state actor. Additionally, restraint deprives the opponent of the media advantage conferred by heavy loss of civilian life in massive reprisals. Prof. Aronoff will discuss tensions faced by democracies fighting long-standing asymmetric wars, as they juggle traditional doctrines of deterrence with the restraint needed to maintain domestic and international legitimacy. These dilemmas will be examined in relation to Israel’s wars with Hamas in Gaza.
Yael S. Aronoff is the Michael and Elaine Serling and Friends Chair of Israel Studies at Michigan State University, is Director of Jewish Studies at MSU, and is an Associate Professor of International Relations, who teaches in James Madison College at MSU. She received her Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University in 2001. She also holds an M.I.A. in international affairs from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (1992), and a B.A. in international relations from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs and Public Policy (1990). She has served as Assistant for Regional Humanitarian Programs in the Pentagon's Office of Humanitarian and Refugee Affairs and in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as a Jacob K. Javits Fellow.  She was Senior Associate at Columbia University’s Institute of War and Peace Studies. She is on the Board of Directors of the Association for Israel Studies. Dr. Aronoff is a 2011 recipient of the MSU Teacher-Scholar Award and is the 2015 recipient of the John K. Hudzik Emerging Leader in Advancing International Studies and Programs Award at MSU.