Louis René Beres
Madness, sanity, nuclear war and EMP in the Middle East
"Into the eternal gloom, into fire, into ice.”Dante, Inferno
As matters stand presently, it would not be in Iran's interest to use NNEMP weapons. This is because Israel could mount a higher level EMP (an NEMP) retaliation....
Israel and Hezbollah: A Legal Assessment of Israel’s ‘War in the North’
The author, Professor Emeritus of International Law, explores the complex legal and strategic considerations underpinning Israel's ongoing conflicts with Hamas and Hezbollah...
“An intentional act of injustice is an injury. A Nation has therefore the...
Madness and World Politics: Risks of a Nuclear War
Abstract: Whether by design or inadvertence – by “bolt-from-the-blue” attacks or incremental aggressions – certain states could find themselves embroiled in a nuclear war. To stave off such an unprecedented circumstance, the United States and...
Reason and Anti-Reason in Israel’s Defense Posture
For scholars and policy-makers, it will be best to examine Israel’s defense posture in theoretic terms. Succinctly, any such examination should acknowledge that the most conspicuous source of national power is an intimidating military...
Human foundations of Jihad terrorism
Everything in the social world begins with the individual human being. This includes terrorism. Ultimately, Israeli security planners will need to acknowledge that the jihadist adversary, Sunni or Shiite, whether in Gaza or Lebanon,...
Israel’s understanding of time
For Israel, it’s all about chronology. Time represents both the most critical determinant of Israel’s survival and the context within which such survival must be ensured. As with an individual human being, time is...
Lethal connections: Terrorism, ecstasy and primal fear
Louis René Beres (Ph.D., Princeton, 1971)
Emeritus Professor of International Law
Purdue University
lberes@purdue.edu
ABSTRACT: In its escalating war against terror crimes, Israel’s ultimate challenge is intellectual, not tactical. To proceed successfully in this protracted conflict, Jerusalem’s policies...
“The Highest Law” Israel, Iran and anticipatory self-defense
Louis René Beres (Ph.D., Princeton, 1971)
Emeritus Professor of International Law
Purdue University
lberes@purdue.edu
Abstract: “The safety of the people,” declares Cicero in The Laws, “is the highest law.” For Israel, this sentiment has always made sense, but never more than after...
Israel, war, and the death of reason
Though the most evident source of human governance is power, true power can never stem from war-making stratagems or capacities. In principle, at least, consummate power on planet earth is immortality, but such power...
Unyielding reality: why an Islamic Middle East rejects Israel
‘The hour of judgment shall not come until the Muslims fight the Jews, and kill them….”Sahih Muslim, Book 41, cited at The Charter of Hamas (1988)
Israel is loathed by its jihadist enemies because it...