| ID | 177994 |
| Title Proper | Territorial withdrawal as multilateral bargaining |
| Other Title Information | revisiting Israel’s ‘unilateral’ withdrawals from Gaza and southern Lebanon |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Pinfold, Rob Geist |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This essay tests competing scholarly approaches to territorial withdrawal in two cases seldom scrutinised by theorists: the Israeli exits from the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon. The dominant framing of these cases as ‘unilateral’ suggests Israel withdrew without bargaining with actors in the international system. These cases therefore apparently illustrate the primacy of domestic politics in facilitating or precluding withdrawal. Yet, this essay delineates often-overlooked causal paths emanating from: (1) violent Israeli bargaining with the enemy and (2) diplomatic Israeli bargaining with third parties. Hence, this essay demonstrates withdrawal is dependent on bargaining with external actors, even in ‘unilateral’ cases. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Strategic Studies Vol. 44, No.3; Jun 2021: p.418-449 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Strategic Studies Vol: 44 No 3 |
| Key Words | Israel ; Unilateralism ; Bargaining ; Territorial Conflict ; Withdrawal |