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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.

The Buildup of Forces for IDF Underground Warfare

Israel’s successful response to the underground threat has significantly limited the strategic abilities of its...

Iran’s Land Route: A Strategic Threat

Iran is taking advantage of the crises created by ISIS and the Arab Spring to...

Israel’s New Adversary: Iran’s Shi’ite Militias and the Next War in the North

The Shi'ite militia threat isn't a mere thought exercise about a worst-case scenario. Iranian-controlled Popular...

The Withdrawal of the US from Syria in Broad Perspective

Israel will need to increase the intensity of its operations against the Iranians. US withdrawal...

Trump’s Withdrawal from Syria: Not Unexpected and a Victory for the “Astana Three”

The possibility that Iran and Turkey will be emboldened by the American decision, is worrisome....

Hysterical Reactions to Recent Terrorist Attacks

The fitting Israeli response is to demonstrate resilience, and to declare that despite the terror...

Saving Rojava

Military, diplomatic and economic pressures can be brought to bear to preserve SDF and Kurdish...

Betrayal on the Euphrates

Trump’s hurried exit from Syria, under pressure from a Turkish threat, will be interpreted by...

Still pro-Israel?

Some hard-left Jews are out to sabotage the Birthright program. They are cutting away the...

New Realities in the Eastern Mediterranean

For analytical as well as practical and even political reasons, the time has come to...

The Next Arena of Conflict: The Eastern Mediterranean

Iran, Turkey, Russia and other bad actors threaten Western and Israeli security in this strategic...

Iran’s Missiles as an Expression of its Global Ambitions

It is highly unlikely that Iran will agree to any limitation on its missile programs,...

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