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Intercultural communication between Israel and Egypt: deterrence failure before the Six-Day War

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2009

Raymond Cohen
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Can cultural differences between states affect the chances of success of deterrence strategy? If so, what differences are relevant and how do they influence outcomes? The following paper seeks to suggest some answers to these questions in the context of a discussion of the crisis that preceded the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

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Review of International Studies , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , January 1988 , pp. 1 - 16
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Copyright © British International Studies Association 1988

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