This extended summary is prepared for the PhD thesis[1] that was successfully defended at the School of Graduate Studies, Department of International Relations, Kadir Has University, in January 2025. In the international system, states face a dual struggle encompassing both material and non-material dimensions of security. On the one hand, they must safeguard the tangible aspects of their existence, including political borders, military capabilities, human resources, and economic stability, which collectively ensure their physical survival (Waltz, 1979). On the other hand, states must address intangible needs critical for their ontological security; a sense of stability, self-consistency, and identity that allows them to navigate an uncertain international environment (Mitzen, 2006; Steele, 2008). This dissertation focuses on Israel as a case study to examine how states pursue ontological security, the role of recognition in maintaining it, and the ways in which narrative constructions...