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  • Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman

Progress toward a breakthrough in Saudi-Israeli relations: ‘Haste is from the Devil’

The positive and businesslike approach that marked the meeting of the Negev Forum Steering Committee...
Saudi Arabia and Israel flags Illustration
  • Professor Efraim Inbar

The Default Policy Option: Chaos

Chaos in the territories poses a security problem to Israel, but such a problem is...
Masked Palestinian gunmen in Nablus - 24 Dec 2022
  • Professor Efraim Inbar

Can Israel mediate an end to the Ukraine war?

Israel is well positioned to again become a go-between between Russia and Ukraine, an effort...
January 30, 2020, Moscow, Russia: President of the Russian Federation, VLADIMIR PUTIN (R), hosts Israeli Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU (L), for a meeting in the Kremlin.
  • Professor Efraim Inbar

The New Government Should Not Abandon Jerusalem

Coalition negotiations on forming the new government demonstrate that preserving Israel’s capital is a low...
Orthodox Jews, Mea Shearim quarter, Jerusalem
  • Colonel (res.) Prof. Gabi Siboni

When American progressives lose direction, an Israeli compass is needed

The proposal to return the Palestinians to the center of the stage undermines stability in...
Pro Palestinian protest in New York
  • Professor Efraim Inbar

It is in America’s Interest to End the War in Ukraine

Continuing the war harms the West and endangers its battle to attain other critical strategic...
Pro-Ukraine Protest At White House Washington, D.C.

How to respond to nuclear blackmail

Reliable deterrence is a vital interest of the West, and developing a strategy for reliable...
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches the launching of the nuclear-powered icebreakers Ural and Yakutia via video link from the presidential residence of Novo-Ogaryovo, November 22, 2022 in Moscow, Russia.
  • Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman

The Libyan EEZ Challenge: Israel Should Reject
Turkey’s Claims in the Eastern Mediterranean

The delineation of the Libyan and Turkish Exclusive Economic Zones was and remains essential not...
Turkey flag illustration

The 2022 protests in Iran

The latest protests in Iran have different characteristics from previous protests that symbolize a generational...
Iranian protest
  • Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror

The Maritime Border Agreement with Lebanon

The agreement with Lebanon over the maritime border has several implications and needs to be...
Lebanese President Michel Aoun signed a letter bearing Lebanon s approval of the content of the American message on the results of indirect negotiations to demarcate the maritime border with Israel, Lebanese President Michel Aoun signed a letter bearing Lebanon s approval of the content of the American message on the results of indirect negotiations to demarcate the maritime border with Israel, on October 27, 2022.
  • Dr. Omer Dostri

Israel-Lebanon Maritime Deal Demonstrates Israeli Weakness

It is unclear whether endorsing a lousy agreement is preferable to a violent confrontation between...
Lebanese President Michel Aoun announces approval of the maritime border demarcation agreement with Israel Lebanese
  • Professor Efraim Inbar

Israel Caves to Bad Maritime Deal

We should not forget that moderate Arab states are watching Israeli behavior, especially in the...
Lebanese Border, Israel: Israeli Prime Minister YAIR LAPID (C) and Defense Minister BENNY GANTZ (L) tour the IDF Northern Command near the Lebanese border and hold an operational assessment with Commander of the IDF Northern Command Maj.-Gen. AMIR BARAM (R).
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