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Brands, Hal. 2024. “The Age of Amorality.” Foreign Affairs 103 (2): 104–17. "How much evil we must do in order to do good," the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr wrote in 1946. "This, I think, is a very succinct statement of the human situation." Niebuhr was writing after one global war had forced the victors to do great evil to prevent the incalculably greater evil of a world ruled by its most aggressive regimes. He was witnessing the onset of another global conflict in which the United States would periodically transgress its own values in order to defend them. But the fundamental question Niebuhr raised-how liberal states can reconcile worthy ends with the unsavory means needed to attain them-is timeless. It is among the most vexing dilemmas facing the United States today.
Cassam, Quassim. "Can Terrorism Ever be Morally Justified?" Society 61, no. 2 (04, 2024): 176-188. This paper provides a framework to make moral sense of terrorism. The framework consists in a test, referred to as the MODAL test, which is an acronym standing for fve tests or principles for determining the moral defensibility or indefensibility of terrorism. The five principles concern the motives for terrorism, its objectives, destructiveness, availability of alternatives, and likelihood of success. This approach makes it conceivable but highly unlikely in practice that a terrorist act is morally justifed. The MODAL test does not claim to be an exhaustive framework for analysing the moral legitimacy or illegitimacy of terrorism but rather a practical analytical tool aimed at securing a reliable grasp of the tricky question of the relation between morality and terrorism.
Clarkson, Alexander. 2024. “Israel’s Targeting in Gaza Highlights the Dangers of AI-Driven War.” World Politics Review (Selective Content), April, 1. The article discusses the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in military operations, specifically focusing on Israel's targeting process in its war against Hamas in Gaza. It highlights the long history of AI's integration into military strategies and the current trend of using AI as a tool for maximizing targeting efficiency and minimizing human error. The article argues that the reliance on AI models can lead to devastating consequences, as seen in the Israeli military's targeting decisions in Gaza, which resulted in civilian casualties and limited strategic results. It also raises concerns about the potential risks and limitations of AI in other security institutions, such as border control and domestic policing. The author emphasizes the need to critically evaluate the strategic utility of AI in its current form and warns against the illusion that technology alone can ensure security.
Cook, Steven A. 2024. “The Biden Doctrine Will Make Things Worse.” Foreign Policy, no. 252 (Spring): 32–33. The article discusses the potential for a "Biden Doctrine for the Middle East" and argues against the Biden administration's plans to advance Palestinian statehood and offer Saudi Arabia a defense pact. The author points out that previous attempts by the United States to transform the Middle East through peace processes have failed, and warns that a significant investment in building a Palestinian state is likely to end in failure as well. The article highlights the complex issues of identity, historical memory, nationalism, and religion that contribute to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and suggests that the United States should focus on preventing regional chaos, maintaining regional integration, and explaining changing support for Israel instead of pursuing an unresolvable conflict.
Heinze, Eric A. 2024. "International Law, Self-Defense, and the Israel-Hamas Conflict." Parameters 54 (1) (Spring): 71-86. This article examines the international law of self-defense as it applies to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict to determine whether the October 2023 attacks by Hamas against Israel can be interpreted under Article 51 of the UN Charter as an "armed attack" that gives Israel the right to use military force in self-defense against non-state actors. It situates the conflict within ongoing legal and political debates, shows how this conflict fits into a changing global reality where the most dangerous security threats do not exclusively emanate from other states, and concludes that Israel's resort to force in the current conflict appears to have a sound basis in international law.
Mark, Maya. 2024. "Framing an Unfolding Crisis: Leadership and Accountability in Times of National Crisis." Israel Studies 29 (1) (Spring): 101-111. Mark seeks to understand the Black Shabbat on October 7, 2023 and the response of Israel's government and governmental institutions within the context of crisis studies. Initially manifested as the most severe terror attack in Israel's history, it subsequently escalated into the nation's most extensive hostage situation, ultimately culminating in a war with profound impacts on the lives of the populace. This unfolding of events underscores the dynamic and ongoing nature of the crisis, continually shaping and reshaping the sociopolitical landscape. This trajectory can be expected to spawn a cascade of crises in social, economic, and political realms, all stemming directly from the initial incident. Such developments underscore the complex and continuing nature of this situation, highlighting its far-reaching impact across various aspects of national life.
Payne, Andrew. 2024. "The Politics of Restraint in the Middle East." Parameters 54 (1) (Spring): 87-106. Domestic constraints make it difficult for the United States to pursue a coherent program of restraint in the Middle East. As events in Gaza revive debates about the appropriate size and scope of the military footprint in the region, this article shows the importance of grounding any revised posture on a firm domestic foundation. Going beyond accounts that blame the obstructionism of a foreign policy establishment, it explores barriers to strategic adjustment and supports its claims through a case study of the Obama administration's record, drawn from relevant literature, data on the distribution of military capabilities, and interviews with senior officials.
Raine, John. "Ukraine Vs Gaza." Survival 66, no. 1 (02, 2024): 173-180. Hamas’s brutal attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, and Israel’s ruthless response, dislodged Ukraine from the top slot on the global security agenda. While the outcome of the Russia–Ukraine war remains unclear, the Gaza war has fuelled geopolitical trends that compromise Kyiv’s position and with which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy must contend if Ukraine is to survive. The most important linkage is that the United States is security guarantor and armourer for both Ukraine and Israel. Ukraine must now compete for military assistance and attention with the formidable Israeli lobby. Zelenskyy will also need to outpace two trends running against Ukraine, likely reinforced by the Gaza war: the increasing inclination of some US allies to de-link their security strategies from those of the United States, and the normalisation of authoritarian power projection, including that of Iran. Generating mass among international actors deeply divided on international security policy would exhaust a great power. It is even more to expect of Ukraine.

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Hamas by Beverley Milton-Edwards; Stephen Farrell Declared a terrorist menace yet voted into government in a free election, Hamas then used its Gaza power base to launch cross-border attacks that scorched Israel and transformed the dynamics of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. How did a small Palestinian offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood grow to challenge long-established rivals such as the PLO? Who supports Hamas and what is its agenda? How powerful has it become and how strong will it remain? With decades of combined experience researching and reporting from the occupied West Bank and Gaza, Jerusalem, and around the Middle East, Beverley Milton-Edwards and Stephen Farrell gained unrivalled access to Hamas. Drawing on years of frontline reporting and interviews with members of the group's founding generation and their successors who now lead it, they trace Hamas' path to the shocking attacks of 07 October 2023 and their devastating aftermath.  Its critics believe Hamas must be ousted to reach a solution to the Middle East conflict. Hamas's supporters believe it is the solution. Nobody now believes it can be ignored. Based on their landmark 2010 study which has been thoroughly revised and updated, this book brings the story of Hamas up to the present and will be essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the Middle East today.
Call Number: JQ1830.A98 M55 2024
ISBN: 9781509564927
Publication Date: 2024-08-27
Hamas and Civil Society in Gaza by Sara Roy
Call Number: HV6433 .P25 R69 2014
ISBN: 9780691159676
Publication Date: 2013-11-10
Hamas and Ideology by Shaul Bartal; Nesya Rubinstein-Shemer
Call Number: BP80.Q357 B37 2018
ISBN: 9781138300392
Publication Date: 2017-12-06
Hamas and the Media by Wael Abdelal
Call Number: JQ1830.A98 H3723 2016
ISBN: 9780367178246
Publication Date: 2018-12-19
Hezbollah and Hamas by Joshua L. Gleis; Benedetta Berti
Call Number: JQ1828 .A98 H6242 2012
ISBN: 9781421406145
Publication Date: 2012-08-15
A History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict by Ian J. Bickerton; Carla L. Klausner
Call Number: DS119.76 .B53 2023
ISBN: 9781032004952
Publication Date: 2022-07-05
Inside Hamas by Zaki Chehab
Call Number: DS119.7 .C47 2007
ISBN: 9781560259688
Publication Date: 2007-04-26
Islam and Salvation in Palestine by Meir Hatina
Call Number: DS119.7 .H3793 2001
ISBN: 9652240486
Publication Date: 2001-10-01
The Israel-Palestine Conflict: One Hundred Years of War by James L. Gelvin
Call Number: DS119.7 .G3895 2014
ISBN: 9781107037182
Publication Date: 2014-01-20
The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: a Very Short Introduction by Martin Bunton
Call Number: DS119.7 .B797 2013
ISBN: 9780199603930
Publication Date: 2013-10-01
Preventing Palestine by Seth Anziska
Call Number: DS119.6 .A68 2018
ISBN: 9780691177397
Publication Date: 2018-09-04
Son of Hamas by Mosab Hassan Yousef; Ron Brackin (As told to)
Call Number: BV2626.4 .Y68 A3 2011
ISBN: 9781414333083
Publication Date: 2011-03-01
Voices of Terror by Walter Laqueur
Call Number: HV6431 .V65 2004
ISBN: 1594290350
Publication Date: 2005-10-01
The War for Palestine by Eugene L. Rogan (Editor); Avi Shlaim (Editor)
Call Number: DS126.9 .W37 2007
ISBN: 9780521699341
Publication Date: 2007-11-19
Year Zero of the Arab-Israeli Conflict 1929 by Hillel Cohen; Haim Watzman (Translator)
Call Number: DS119.7 .C6323413 2015
ISBN: 9781611688115
Publication Date: 2015-11-03

eBooks

Understanding Territorial Withdrawal by Rob Geist Pinfold
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780197658857
Publication Date: 2023-05-19
Hamas: a Beginner's Guide by Khaled Hroub
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780745329734
Publication Date: 2010-09-06
Israel's Military Doctrine by Ehud Eilam
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781498575638
Publication Date: 2018-05-29
Israel vs. Iran by Yaakov Katz; Yoaz Hendel
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781597978866
Publication Date: 2011-10-01

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