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

Army and security

Israel’s security posture in 2025 is adapting to multiple threats: asymmetric warfare (missiles, drones), hybrid conflict, pressure along multiple borders. The IDF continues modernization efforts, expanding local arms production and improving intelligence and counter-terrorism capabilities. At the same time, it faces diplomatic constraints and a necessity to avoid triggering escalation while maintaining deterrence. Internal societal dimensions (e.g. integration of diverse population groups) also factor into readiness.

The World Will Not Help Us with Hamas: Only the IDF Can Finish the Job in Gaza

Despite the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement, Israel must seek American support for renewed operations to achieve...

World War IV: An Interim Balance of the War on Islamist Totalitarianism

A generation after 9/11, assessing the global struggle between radical Islam and the forces of...

Egypt’s Force Buildup in the Sinai: A Growing Challenge from the South

Egypt is rearming at an alarming pace and continues to violate the peace treaty’s military...

The Palestinian Narrative Must Change

The way the October 7 attack is remembered in Palestinian national memory—and the outcome of...

Gaza: Until When?

Exactly two years on from October 7, and in the wake of the ceasefire, we...

Palestinian Reactions to the Start of the Ground Operation in Gaza

PA calls for U.S. action, Hamas stirs global protests, and Gazans voice despair at devastation...

Israel’s Strategic Goals and the Aims of the War

The war in Gaza is about how the October 7 attack will be remembered in...

Who’s Afraid of Military Rule in the Gaza Strip?

Why temporary military rule is essential to defeating Hamas, preventing its recovery, and laying the...

Siege as a Legitimate Method of Warfare

When consistent with international law, siege is a lawful tool of war, crucial for victory...

Facing a New Reality in Lebanon

Israel Must Balance the Use of Force with Diplomatic Tools and Economic Incentives to Weaken...

On the Eve of the Battle for Gaza City: The View from the Gazan Street

With Israel intensifying operations around Gaza City, residents see no safe refuge and no political...

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