This study moves from a history of the American-Israeli strategic relationship since 1967 to an assessment of the permanency of US-Israeli strategic ties, their purpose in the eyes of both partners, and their susceptibility to future pressures. It includes an examination of the relationship under the strain of the 1991 Gulf War.

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Summary -- Introduction -- The Seeds are Planted -- The Reagan Revolution -- The Lebanon Interlude -- Strategic Cooperation Becomes Reality -- Strategic Cooperation is Finally Defined -- The Bush Administration -- Storm Clouds Over the Gulf -- Israel Under Attack -- Looking to the Future -- Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United States and the Government of Israel on Strategic Cooperation 30 November 1981 -- Memorandum of Agreement Between the United States of America and the State of Israel Regarding Joint Political, Security and Economic Cooperation -- JCSS Publications -- The Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies Recent Publications in English.