Vita Avrahamov is a Senior Research Fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS), specializing in geopolitics, economics, and energy issues across Eurasia and the Middle East. She served for 12 years as a Senior Political Analyst at the Center for Political Research (CPR) within Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she developed expertise in post-Soviet countries (South Caucasus and Central Asia), the Russian, Iranian, and Turkish economies, and global energy issues.
The pipeline would diversify regional oil-export routes, reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz, and limit Iran’s leverage, but it could also diminish Israel’s prospects of becoming a major energy hub.
Syria’s need for imported gas creates a strategic opportunity for Israel to expand its regional energy role, build leverage over Damascus, and balance the growing presence of Turkey and Qatar
Vita Avrahamov is quoted in the article
Iran’s effort to weaponize energy is raising costs across the Gulf, disrupting global markets, and increasing pressure on Washington to contain the war—while making clear that securing the Strait of Hormuz ultimately hinges on the fall of the regime in Tehran
In recent decades, the Horn of Africa has become an increasingly important focal point of foreign involvement, reflecting the growing strategic significance of its location
