A Study of the Process of Decision Making in the Zionist Regime's Foreign Policy based on James Rosenau's Coherence Model with Emphasis on the Wars Waged by This Regime

This research examines the decision making in the Zionist regime’s foreign policy. There are various factors that contribute to how decisions are shaped in the Zionist regime’s foreign policy in that decision making in its foreign policy doesn’t originate from one single factor, but there is a mix of factors that give shape to the foreign policy of this country. For this purpose, James Rosenau's Coherence Model was used as a theoretical framework in this research. This model is grouping the decision making process in foreign policy within five categories: namely foreign (international) environment; social factors in the Zionist regime; the governmental establishments; the roles adopted by the policy makers; and the personal characteristics inherent in the foreign policy making elites. The results showed that each of the five factors mentioned above play an important role in the Zionist regime’s foreign policy decision making in different degrees.