Axis of Resistance

<p><b>An in-depth analysis of the primary conflicts animating the contemporary struggle over the regional order of the Middle East.</b></p><p>From the conflict between the United States and the Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria to the recent Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip events in today's Middle East reflect the emergence of what has come to be known as an Iran-led axis of resistance. A geopolitical network of state- and nonstate actors seeking to promote a new regional order the axis primarily includes the Lebanese Hezbollah Hamas in the Gaza Strip Yemen's Houthi rebels Syria and multiple Iran-supported Shiite militias in Iraq. Drawing on qualitative in-depth research in Hebrew and Arabic and on exclusive interviews with senior Israeli officials <i>Axis of Resistance</i> offers the first comprehensive analysis of the evolution of the axis and its application of a distinct strategic approach to asymmetrical conflicts-that of resistance. Author Daniel Sobelman shows that the various resistance forces in the region have pursued an analogous asymmetrical deterrent strategy whose origins trace back to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in southern Lebanon whereby the weaker actor attempts to subject the stronger state to limiting rules of the game.</p>