Routledge Handbook on Israel's Foreign Relations

"Peters and Pinfold have put together an extremely impressive and comprehensive volume covering Israel’s foreign relations from its foundation in 1948 until the present day. This wide-ranging collection contains thirty concise chapters covering Israel’s relations with major global powers, whole regions of the world, and individual states in the Middle East. For any student or researcher seeking to understand the development of Israel’s foreign relations, this will prove to be an indispensable guide."
Jonathan Rynhold, Department of Political Studies, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
"Israeli foreign policy is a topic that is frequently discussed, but not always understood. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the changing nature and dynamics of Israel’s foreign relations from 1948 until the present day. In doing so, it illustrates how Israel sees the world, why it has prioritized relations with certain states, and what means it has used to build international support. Drawing on a diverse range of contributors, Pinfold and Peters’ volume is a must-read for students, scholars and practitioners seeking to understand modern Israel and its place in the world."
Dov Waxman, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair in Israel Studies, Director of the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, United States

Introduction  Israel’s Foreign Relations: An Overview  Part I: Israel’s Foreign Relations: Thematic Issues  1. Energy Security and Israel's Foreign Relations  2. Israel’s Security Imperative  3. The Impact of the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict 4. Maritime Issues and Israel's Foreign Relations  5. Israel and the United Nations  Part II: Israel’s Foreign Relations: 1948–1973  6. Israel and the United States 1948–1973  7. Israel and the Soviet Union 1948–1973  8. Israel and Great Britain 1948–1973  9. Israel and France 1948–1973  10. Israel and Germany 1948–1973  11. Israel and the 'Alliance of the Periphery'  12. Israel and Africa 1955–1973  Part III: Israel’s Foreign Relations: 1973–Present Day  13.  Israel and the United States  14. Israel and Russia  15. Israel and India  16. Israel and China  17. Israel and Turkey  18. Israel, the Caucasus and Central Asia  19. Israel and the Gulf States  20. Israel and Morocco  21. Israel and the Kurds  22. Israel and the European Union  23. Israel and Great Britain  24. Israel and France  25. Israel and Germany  26. Israel and Central Europe  27. Israel and Poland  28. Israel and Africa  29. Israel and Latin America  30. Israel and Brazil

Joel Peters is Professor of Government and International Affairs and Associate Director of the School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech. His research interests and publications cover Israeli politics and foreign policy, the Arab–Israeli peace process, regional cooperation in the Middle East, and Europe’s relations in the Middle East and the Mediterranean.
Rob Geist Pinfold is Lecturer in International Peace and Security at Durham University and a Research Fellow at the Peace Research Center Prague. He is also a Senior Fellow at Charles University's Herzl Center for Israel Studies. Rob holds a PhD in War Studies from King’s College London. He is a scholar of international security and his research intersects the study of strategy and territorial conflict.