Description
For decades, Israeli security policy has been shaped by military dominance, deterrence and the pursuit of strategic control.
Yet despite overwhelming military superiority, the region remains locked in recurring cycles of violence and instability.
Bringing together leading historians and geopolitical thinkers, this conversation examines the long-term consequences of security-driven statecraft, the evolution of Israeli strategic doctrine and the question of whether military power alone can ever produce lasting peace or security in the region.
About the Academic
Professor Paul Rogers
Paul Rogers is Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, and an Honorary Fellow of the UK Defence Academy. He is a biologist by original training, lecturing at Imperial College and also working in tropical crop research in East Africa. From later lecturing in environmental science, he moved to Bradford in 1979 and has worked primarily on the changing causes of international conflict, especially in relation to political violence. A fourth edition of his book, Losing Control: Global Security in the 21st Century, was published by Pluto Press last July.
About the Speaker
Hassan Abdein
Hassan A. Abdein, Ph.d is a senior advisor to Unitas Communications. He is also a consultant in mediation and conflict resolution and has extensive experience working with multilateral organisations in the fields of advocacy for refugees, minorities and religious freedom. Hassan held senior roles in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and worked on OIC-UN efforts to tackle intolerance, discrimination, incitement to violence against people on the basis of religion or belief.
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