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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.

From Agranat to October 7: Why Israel Needs an Independent National Intelligence Oversight Body

The erosion of internal red-team mechanisms and the persistence of groupthink demand a new model...

Islamabad’s Hour

Pakistan’s Mediation Efforts to Bring to End the War in the Middle East...

Operation Roaring Lion: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead

Three weeks into the campaign, a clear strategy is taking shape: demolition of Iran’s nuclear,...

Influence Operations Disguised as Cyber Operations

The Handala Hacking Group as a Case Study of Iran’s Cyber Proxy Strategy During the...

Iran’s Mosaic Defense Faces Its Real Test

Shaped by the lessons of Iraq’s 2003 collapse, Tehran’s decentralized doctrine has kept the regime...

New Delhi’s Strategic Caution on the Iran Crisis

While India’s opposition accuses Modi of abandoning the nation’s foundational foreign policy principles—notably through his...

The Energy Dimension of the Iran War

Iran’s effort to weaponize energy is raising costs across the Gulf, disrupting global markets, and...

The Case for Legal Reform in the IDF

The war has exposed a troubling pattern of legal encroachment on the battlefield, with the...

From Friend to Foe: Is Qatar Changing its Approach To Iran Following Tehran’s Strikes Against It?

True to its traditional approach, Qatar has not burned its bridges with Iran; its anger...

Operation “Roaring Lion” – An Interim Assessment

Iran’s future remains uncertain, and the assumption that the Iranian public could overthrow the ayatollahs...

The IDF Needs to Return to Its Core Values

What soldiers need is a clear and simple compass rooted in the IDF’s original core...

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