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Our articles deliver clear, research-based analysis on strategy and security in Israel and the wider Middle East. Written by experts with years of practical and academic experience, these articles address pressing issues such as regional conflicts, defense policies, intelligence trends, and shifting alliances. Each article aims to provide readers with actionable insights and a better understanding of how local events connect to global dynamics. This knowledge empowers policymakers, researchers, and the public to interpret unfolding realities.

Hamas misread the map

The IDF's response will be harsher than usual, not because Israelis in the center are...

Israel’s European Dilemma

Israel should leverage its economic power and take advantage of the EU’s inner divisions, but...

European Appeasement of Iran Endangers National Security in Europe

The EU’s insistence on preserving the nuclear agreement with Iran and its persistent efforts to...

Syria’s Civil War Is Now 3 Civil Wars

The fight to depose Assad is over. The battle over his regime’s boundaries has no...

Armed Opposition Groups in Iran

Armed opposition groups emerging from the Kurdish, Baloch and Ahvazi Arab minorities have stepped-up attacks...

The Fall of the Caliphate

No new beginnings in sight for ravaged Syria....

Protect and preserve Area C

Israel must administer Area C effectively and with much more authority, whether it wishes to...

What Happens after the “Deal of the Century” is Tabled?

Whatever paradigm for peace is tabled by the Trump administration, no end to the Israeli-Palestinian...

Iranian-Russian Cooperation in Yemen

The Houthi rebellion in Yemen, with its horrendous consequences for the country's civilian population, is...

Fear not the Trump plan

It is inconceivable that the Trump plan will parrot the stale Clinton/Obama parameters of yesteryear...

Trump’s Plan is Opportunity to Change Paradigm

Any government elected in Israel will undoubtedly agree to discuss the plan with the Americans....

Zarif defeated at home

The attempted resignation of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif didn't come as a complete...

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