A Policy-Oriented Think Tank Addressing Foreign Policy and National Security Issues for a Safe Israel

Professor Efraim Inbar

Senior Researcher

Professor Inbar served at the head of JISS (October 2017-January 2025). He also serves as the Head of the program on Strategy, Diplomacy, and National Security at the Shalem College.

Articles by Professor Efraim Inbar

IDF Soldiers

Time to Revise Israel’s Military Doctrine

Israel’s reliance on deterrence and early warning and its policy of containment/restraint have failed. Israel must expand its standing army and reserve forces, and embrace a proactive strategy that includes preemptive strikes and a stronger defensive posture

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Hezbollah in Africa: Iran’s Proxy Expands its Reach

The terror group’s financial and operational expansion across Africa threatens Western interests and regional stability. A US-imposed ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon could leave Hezbollah’s money laundering, arms trading, drug trafficking and terrorist training.

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