Daniel Sobelman
Author's Articles
Restraining an Ally: Israel, the United States, and Iran’s Nuclear Program, 2011–2012
Restraining an Ally: Israel, the United States, and Iran’s Nuclear Program, 2011–2012
In asymmetric alliances, a superior state provides security to a weaker ally, who in exchange surrenders its autonomy to its stronger protector. But what happens when the weaker state’s vital interests clash with its stronger ally’s preferences? In 2011…