To What Extent Did the Arab States Alter the Balance of Power in the Region as a Result of the 1973 War?
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To what extent did the Arab states alter the balance of power in the Region as a result of the 1973 War?
The true extent in which the Arab states altered the balance of power as a result of the 1973 war is a complex and controversial topic to competently remedy, in order to provide a full and articulate answer to this question, it is first important to observe which Arab states were involved in the 1973 war. The main contributors to the 1973 war were Egypt, Syria and Israel, of these the Egyptians being the main Arab contributor. However, there were also several other “behind-the-scenes”[1] communities including Libya, Morocco, Lebanon to name but a few. Another important factor to consider when attempting to answer a question concerning change in the balance of power, would be to define the term “balance of power” and look at what exactly this involves. I will be looking majoritively at the political balance of power, as well as the military/economic and psychological balance of power, between and integrated in each of the contributors as a result of the 1973 war. Throughout the course of this essay, I will using a number of sources including books, websites and journal articles, the main sources I will be using include Calvin Goldscheider’s, Israel’s changing society,[2] I have chosen this book because I believe it to be a comprehensive guide of which the focus is significantly on the conjunction of population processes, ethnicity and nation-building, I found it particularly interesting to look at the socio-economic development of Israel, specifically in relation to the ethnic diversity of the Jews and Arab populations. I found this essential to understand the impact of change in the balance of power as a result of the 1973 war. In addition, I will also be using Jillian Schwedler and Deborah J. Gerner, Understanding the contemporary Middle East[3], This edition looks at the numerous political, cultural, social and economic debates that support the...
The true extent in which the Arab states altered the balance of power as a result of the 1973 war is a complex and controversial topic to competently remedy, in order to provide a full and articulate answer to this question, it is first important to observe which Arab states were involved in the 1973 war. The main contributors to the 1973 war were Egypt, Syria and Israel, of these the Egyptians being the main Arab contributor. However, there were also several other “behind-the-scenes”[1] communities including Libya, Morocco, Lebanon to name but a few. Another important factor to consider when attempting to answer a question concerning change in the balance of power, would be to define the term “balance of power” and look at what exactly this involves. I will be looking majoritively at the political balance of power, as well as the military/economic and psychological balance of power, between and integrated in each of the contributors as a result of the 1973 war. Throughout the course of this essay, I will using a number of sources including books, websites and journal articles, the main sources I will be using include Calvin Goldscheider’s, Israel’s changing society,[2] I have chosen this book because I believe it to be a comprehensive guide of which the focus is significantly on the conjunction of population processes, ethnicity and nation-building, I found it particularly interesting to look at the socio-economic development of Israel, specifically in relation to the ethnic diversity of the Jews and Arab populations. I found this essential to understand the impact of change in the balance of power as a result of the 1973 war. In addition, I will also be using Jillian Schwedler and Deborah J. Gerner, Understanding the contemporary Middle East[3], This edition looks at the numerous political, cultural, social and economic debates that support the...