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 Writing on the Wall

Rising violence in mixed Jewish–Arab cities, compounded by weapons smuggling in the Negev, is eroding...

Decisiveness and Victory: A Military and Political Analysis

The difference between decisiveness and victory lies at the very heart of successful strategy: decisiveness...

Trump’s Gaza Plan Ahead of the Transition to Phase Two: Risks and Opportunities

The plan, endorsed by UNSC Resolution 2308, offers Israel an important opportunity, but its success...

How to Deal with Severe Crime in Israel’s Arab Sector

Israel’s battle against severe crime in the Arab sector is a systemic failure that threatens...

What Happened to the IDF?

A decline in the development of military doctrine and training has sidelined core military knowledge...

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...

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