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JISS houses a distinguished team of experts with deep knowledge in national security, geopolitics, and military strategy. These specialists have served in critical roles across the military, academia, and diplomatic spheres, enabling them to provide nuanced analyses of regional and global challenges.

China-India Relations

Video briefing by Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy, director general of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi, on China-India Relations. (July 23, 2020)

JISS Simulation

Game of sovereignty: Experts imagine the ‘day after’

Game of sovereignty: Experts imagine the ‘day after’
A special simulation game on sovereignty was played by experts of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, in cooperation with Israel Hayom. The exercise resulted in partial annexation.

JISS Poll: Israelis favor sovereignty in Jordan Valley, Judea and Samaria

JISS Poll: Israelis favor sovereignty in Jordan Valley, Judea and Samaria
A Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security poll shows that 60% of Israelis who have an opinion want Israeli law applied to the Jordan Valley, while 57% think it should apply also to settlements in Judea and Samaria. A JISS position paper recommends that Israel move ahead with Trump peace plan, in stages.

President Trump

Jerusalem: “When Other Presidents Promised, Trump Delivered”

Two years ago, President Donald Trump made a courageous and historic decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The US leads the world in acknowledging the Jewish People’s ancient roots in, and modern sovereign claim to, Jerusalem!

The Middle East from space coronavirus

Coronavirus in the Middle East: A Review and Assessment

This paper reviews the responses of Middle Eastern countries to the spread of the coronavirus and highlights diplomatic and defense implications stemming from the situation. The assessment of JISS fellows is that the coronavirus crisis will not fundamentally change power dynamics in the region or alter the prevailing ambitions and policies of key countries.

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15 reasons to embrace the Trump Plan

Israel should act to implement the Trump Plan and reap its early rewards, because it transforms the Mideast peace paradigm. Most importantly, the plan reflects, and can serve as a platform for, Israeli consensus on the Palestinian issue.

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Unity missing ingredient for success

Unity missing ingredient for success.

JISS national security document says: The most important challenge facing any government in Israel is nurturing cohesion in Israeli society.

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