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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.

Moving the markers

The Clinton-Obama parameters haven’t worked – not for 25 years of peacemaking efforts since Oslo....

Israel at 70 in a Transformed Middle East: Threats and Opportunities

None of the new threats in the region constitutes a threat to the viability or...

Why Don’t Europeans Get It?

As the memory of the Holocaust fades, traditional anti-Semitism that turns into anti-Israel attitudes is...

‘Mowing the grass’ in Gaza

Because ending terrorism from Gaza is unrealistic, Israel has wisely adopted a strategy of attrition....

The target: infrastructure

If recruiting a disgraced former official with no access to updated information is the best...

Netanyahu’s Visit to Amman: A Timely Reminder of Jordan’s Strategic Importance

Israel's national interest, and the broader patterns of cooperation among key regional partners in the...

The US should have Left the UN Human Rights Council Years Ago

The UNHRC was hopelessly biased, obsessed with Israel, and highly tolerant towards a full range...

Will Israel Once Again Turn its Back on Those Who Have Been on its Side?

Israel may soon face a dilemma. The "arrangement" with Russia as to the future of...

Israel’s Defense Industries: From Clandestine Workshops to Global Giants

The growth of Israel’s defense industries is a story of success inseparable from the history...

Winning hasbara strategies

The deep “psychological asymmetry” employed by Hamas and Fatah as a strategic weapon against Israel...

A High Price for our Blood: Israel’s Security Doctrines

In addition to the familiar military doctrine that was mainly crafted to meet the challenge...

Iran’s response: The ‘strategy of tension’

Iran enjoyed and benefited from the moment when the Arab world was at its most...

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