Hizballah: Terrorism, National Liberation, or Menace?
by Sami G. Hajjar
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute 2002
ISBN/ASIN: 1410217434
ISBN-13: 9781410217431
Number of pages: 59
Description:
The author reviews the history of Hizballah since its inception in 1982, and examines its role in the recent political turmoil of Lebanon and the region. The challenge that Hizballah poses to U.S. policy in the Middle East involves complicated strategic issues, not merely problems of terrorism that could be dealt with by countermeasures.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(170KB, PDF)
Similar books
The Tragedy of the Middle Eastby Barry Rubin - Smashwords
The title was chosen in great sincerity because the theme here is to explain how the region's modern history really is a tragedy. Terrible mistakes were made; the wrong roads were chosen. Bloodthirsty ideology took hold ...
(6750 views)
America Entangled: The Persian Gulf Crisis and Its Consequencesby Ted Galen Carpenter (ed.) - Cato Institute
Despite the US' quick military victory, many disturbing questions remain about our involvement in the Persian Gulf region. The contributors to this book believe there must be a full national debate on the rationale for America's new world order.
(4950 views)
Understanding Iranby Jerrod D. Green - RAND Corporation
A handbook for U.S. Policymakers interested in understanding the Islamic Republic of Iran. It synthesizes existing analyses on Iran and draws from non-American experts with a different interpretive lens for viewing the seemingly opaque Iranian system.
(15482 views)
Target Iran: Drawing Red Lines in the Sandby William John Cox - Smashwords
A history of Iran and its conflict with the United States and Israel over its uranium enrichment program, a discussion of the likelihood of war between the parties and a proposal for a comprehensive nuclear weapons policy for all nations.
(8694 views)