29
Aug
2013
Études de l'Ifri Focus Stratégique
Pierre RAZOUX

The IDF on All Fronts: Dealing with Israeli Strategic Uncertainty Focus stratégique, No. 45 bis, August 2013

Facing threats on all its borders as well as social, economic and religious tensions, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are now under significant pressure in accomplishing their core mission: the survival of the State of Israel.

The IDF on All Fronts: Dealing with Israeli Strategic Uncertainty

While the post-Arab Spring Middle East appears driven by continuing political instability, endemic violence and terrorism, the IDF are attempting to maintain full-spectrum capability in order to respond to a variety of challenges, one at a time or all at the same time if need be. To that end, the IDF are considering both defensive and offensive strategies, the former involving a physical territorial fence, deterrence and missile defense, and the latter involving long-range strikes and raids by special operations forces. To deliver on that ambitious agenda, the IDF need to continue upgrading all their service components - ground forces, air force, navy, and increasingly important cyber force - in a way that is sustainable for both the country’s economy and its society.

 

The IDF on All Fronts: Dealing with Israeli Strategic Uncertainty
ISBN / ISSN: 
978-2-36567-192-7