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With the Israel-Iran war, Russia is learning to become irrelevant

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Colonel (res.) Daniel Rakov

Daniel Rakov is a Senior Researcher at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. He specializes in Russian policy in the Middle East and great-power competition in the region. He served in the IDF for more than 20 years, primarily in Israeli Defense Intelligence (Aman). From 2019-2021, he was a Research Fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS).

Recent publications

The World Will Not Help Us with Hamas: Only the IDF Can Finish the Job in Gaza

Despite the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement, Israel must seek American support for renewed operations to achieve...

Free the Middle East from the Logic of Hatred

The “Free Middle East!” manifesto extends the spirit of the Abraham Accords: before politics, build...

Risks and Opportunities of UNSC Resolution 2803

By endorsing Trump’s plan for Gaza, the UN Security Council ushers in a rare diplomatic...

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