Cultural Challenges for Israeli Sea Power in the Eastern Mediterranean

Authors

Samuel Helfont, The U.S. Naval War College

Number

5

Abstract

The strategic-military significance of the recent discovery of extensive natural gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean works against Israel’s traditional reluctance to become a sea power. But any “turn to the sea” will require adopting a broad national and strategic mind-set in the face of cultural constraints that keep Israel tied to the land.

Recommended Citation

Helfont, Samuel (2021) "Cultural Challenges for Israeli Sea Power in the Eastern Mediterranean," Naval War College Review: Vol. 74: No. 2, Article 5.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol74/iss2/5