Deterrence by insurgents: Hezbollah's military doctrine and capability vis-à-vis Israel. (18th August 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Al-Aloosy, Massaab
• Is Part Of: Small wars & insurgencies. Volume 33:Number 6(2022)
• Page Start: 999
• Page End: 1016
• Publication Date: 2022-08-18
• Subjects: Lebanon -- Hezbollah -- Israel -- deterrence -- insurgency -- Terrorism; Low-intensity conflicts (Military science) -- Periodicals; Insurgency -- Periodicals; 355.021805
• DOI: 10.1080/09592318.2022.2057750
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0959-2318

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Deterrence between states is a long-established theory in security studies, but it is rare, if not unique, that an insurgency would deter a state from attacking another country. Insurgencies in the Middle East are increasingly playing an international role, of which deterrence is only a part. This generates an interesting dynamic in which an insurgency uses non-traditional tools to dissuade an adversarial state from attacking the group or country in which it resides. Thus, the research topic is: How is Hezbollah able to deter Israel?