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Jonathan I. Hessen

Jonathan I. Hessen is a Senior Fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, specializing in geostrategy and security issues related to the Middle East and Europe. He is Editor In Chief and lead Host of TV7 Israel, where he has produced thousands of high-level geostrategic panels. Mr. Hessen is also a nonresident Senior Advisor for Middle East Affairs at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) in Washington DC; CEO of Messer Sheva Ltd. and Hessen Global Strategy; and founding president, executive producer, and chairman of Truth For The Nations in Tulsa, OKC. He previously served as an advisor at Israel’s Ministry of Regional Cooperation, and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington DC; and is a veteran of the IDF and Israel Border Police. He holds a BBA from York University.

Recent publications

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