Deterrence in the Mideast: Consequences of the Lebanon War ...

...and implications vis a vis Iran. I attended this session two weeks ago in Washington, and it was a captivating, extremely well-reasoned conversation by a panel of three Israelis from across the political spectrum about the theory of deterrence generally, and with regard to threats to Israel, in particular (the panel was moderated by a very thoughtful and entertaining Jim Roche, former U.S. Air Force Secretary). The statements made about Iran were particularly concerning.

If you'd goes back to my articles from July and August (and all the way back to my high school and college papers), you'd know that I have been fascinated with the issue of deterrence for a long time. The problem is, it works somewhat differently today (we think) than it did during the Cold War, when we were fighting an adversary who was "more like us" (deterrence is psychological, not physical, and "an ounce of deterrence" affects different people differently). Accordingly, I found this to be a fascinating event. Now through the magic of the Internet, you can share in it with me...

Click on the link below entitled "Events", and if you really want a treat and have 60 minutes or so and an ability to focus, click on the "View the Video" link on that page beneath the picture of the panelists. This was better than any college lecture on the subject.

Events