Series

The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) is an independent academic institute that studies key issues relating to Israel's national security and Middle East affairs. INSS Insights is one of the Institute's regular e-publications.

Publishers: Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
Publications: Suicide Bombings Worldwide in 2019: Signs of Decline Following the Military Defeat of the Islamic State
Philosophy of Post-Truth
Russia in Syria: Between Iran and Israel
Egypt´s Challenging Shift from Counterterrorism to Counterinsurgency in the Sinai
The Iranian Threat in Syria: As Bad as It Seems?
The Crisis in the Gulf: A Case Study of the Effectiveness of Sanctions as a Tool for Conducting Policy
The Temple Mount Crisis and Israel´s Cabinet: Recommendations for the Future
Europe´s Challenges Open the Market for Israel´s Arms Industry
United States Policy on Regime Change in Iran
North Korean ICBM Test: No Surprises, No Good Answers
Israel, the Arab States, and the Illusions of Normalization
The Proposed Nuclear Ban Treaty: The Road to Utopia?
Egypt´s War on Terrorism in the Sinai Peninsula: Alliances with Tribes, Partnership with Israel?
Hamas´s New Statement of Principles: A Political Opportunity for Israel?
The Challenge of the Oil Market to the Gulf States
Oman after Qaboos: Challenges Facing the Sultanate
The Trump Administration´s First 100 Days: From Election Promises to the Challenges of Reality
The Trump Administration: Forming a Policy on Settlements?
The National Security Index: Public Support for an Arrangement Based on the Two-State Solution
The Involvement of the Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Infrastructure and Development Projects
Trump´s Inherited North Korea Crisis and Lessons on Iran
Remaking Syria: A Military Update, the Diplomatic Situation, and the Israeli Angle
Israel and China: Toward a Comprehensive Innovative Partnership
The Weakening of the Islamic State: Have the Mighty Fallen?
Iran and the United States under the Trump Administration
The Anniversary of the Nuclear Agreement and Iran´s Internal Political Conflict
Trump Presidency and the Pragmatic Sunni Regimes
Turnaround in Saudi-Iranian Relations?
Israel and the New Leaf in Egypt-Hamas Relations
A Threefold Challenge for Trump against Iran
Moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem: Opportunities, Risks, and Recommendations
2017 – A Year of Difficult Tests for Europe
Europe-Iran Relations One Year after the Sanctions were Lifted
Slowly but Surely: Growing Relations between Saudi Arabia and China
Suicide Bombings in 2016: The Highest Number of Fatalities
The Defense Budget for 2017-2018
Jordan-Israel Relations: Normalization in the Shadow of Political Deadlock
From Baabda to al-Qusayr: Hezbollah's Victory March
Israel and the United States: An Opportunity to Strengthen the Special Relationship
The Threat of Connected Devices to the Internet
The New UN Secretary-General
Deterrence, Miscalculation, and the Next Round
Russia Stations Fighter Jets in Iran for Use in Syria
Not Just Sports: Mixed Sentiments in Egyptian Discourse about Israel
The Five-Year Economic Plan for Israel’s Arab Sector: A Progress Report
From Jabhat al-Nusra to Jabhat Fateh a-Sham: Can a Leopard Change its Spots?
Egypt and Turkey following the Failed Coup: The Interrupted Thaw
The Failed Coup Attempt in Turkey: A Boost for Iran-Turkey Relations
Israel and the UN Security Council Elections
The Islamic State, Two Years On: Is it Indeed on the Verge of Collapse?
A Historic Bombshell: Britain Leaves the European Union
Israel - Turkey Normalization: Can Relations Turn Over a New Leaf?
Israel´s Need to Take a Stand against the Assad Regime: A Moral Imperative and Strategic Necessity
Opportunity in a-Raqqa: A Case Study on Shaping the Future of Syria
An Egyptian Take on the ´New Middle East´
On the Brink of Nuclear Terror? A Threat and Response Balance Sheet
The Families of Terrorists and Assigned Residence: The Legal framework
The French Initiative on the Israeli-Palestinian Political Process: A Situation Report
The New EU-Turkey Agreement: Shortsighted Considerations vs. Long-Term Perspectives
A Russian Withdrawal from Syria, or Merely a Change in the Form of Involvement?
Weaving a Stronger Sunni Axis
The Cyber Attack on the Ukrainian Electoral Infrastructure: Another Warning
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia: How Special are the ´Special Relations´?
The Road to the White House: The Establishment, the Populists, and What They Mean for Israel
The Dragon’s Tail at the Horn of Africa: A Chinese Military Logistics Facility in Djibouti
Israel–European Union Relations: Crisis as a Norm
Past Lessons and Future Objectives: A Preemptive Strike on Hamas Tunnels
Suicide Attacks in 2015
Hydrogen or Not, North Korea Conducted a Fourth Nuclear Test
Another Round in the Saudi-Iranian Confrontation: What Does It Mean, and What Lies Ahead?
Israel, the West, and the Migration Challenge
How Deep are the Cracks in the Russian-Iranian Coalition in Syria?
No Fundamental Change Expected in the Fight against the Islamic State – For Now
Saudi Arabia: A Buildup of Internal and External Challenges
It's Not the Tool, It´s the System: Use of UAVS by the United States
Sports and Politics: Palestinians, Arab States, and Normalization with Israel
The Residency Status of East Jerusalem’s Palestinians
One Year of the Islamic State in the Sinai Peninsula
The Current Wave of Violence and the Arabs in Israel
Russia's Involvement in Syria: A Strategic Opportunity for Israel
The Escalation in the Palestinian Arena: Ramifications and Responses
Russian Involvement in Syria: What has Changed and the Significance for Israel
The Conflict in Yemen: A Case Study of Iran´s Limited Power
Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States Amidst Falling Oil Prices and Regional Upheaval
India's Abstention at the UNHRC: Implications for Indo-Israeli Relations
National Security and International Legitimacy
The IDF Strategy and the Responsibility of the Political Leadership
What Will the Iran Deal Mean for NATO Missile Defense?
Revising the National Security Concept: The Need for a Strategy of Multidisciplinary Impact
The Long Road is the Shortest Road: Iran´s Possible Routes to a Bomb
The Turkish Attacks in Syria: An About-Face by Ankara?
The Islamic State, The Caucasus, and the Russian Response
Saudi Arabia and the Nuclear Agreement with Iran
The ´Double Game´ in the Palestinian Arena: A Platform for Increased Terrorism
Establishing an IDF Cyber Command
The Gas Framework: Regional and International Aspects
Disregarding Reality, Yet Again: The Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry Report
What Can be Learned from the National Home Front Exercise?
One Year since the Establishment of the Islamic State
An American Military Option against Iran: A Vanishing Idea
EU Foreign Policy: A Reflection of the Systemic Crisis
Gaza First (Again)?
After the Turkish Parliamentary Elections: Big Hopes, with Remaining Worries
Lebanon´s Growing Fragility
The UN and Autonomous Weapons Systems: A Missed Opportunity?
Gaza Strip Reconstruction: Navigating the Strategic Dilemmas
2015 NPT RevCon: WMDFZ Conference off the Table, for Now
The Obama Administration and the Israeli-Palestinian Political Process: A Change of Approach?
Hamas Maneuvers in a Complex Theater
Syria: Is a Substantive Change in the Balance of Power Emerging?
The Race for the White House
Military Lessons for Hamas from Operation Protective Edge
The US and Gulf States Summit: What Next?
Sinai Tribes: Between the Egyptian State and the Islamic State
Hamas and the Islamic State Organization
Between Operation Decisive Storm and an Iranian Nuclear Deal
Report of the UN Secretary-General Board of Inquiry on Damage to UN Facilities during Operation Protective Edge
Chinese Financial Prowess in the Service of Political Ambitions
The Battle for Daraa: Shifting the Balance in Syria?
The Arab Peace Initiative and the Dynamic Regional Situation
NPT RevCon 2015: Considerations for Convening a WMDFZ Conference
After Lausanne: Improving the United States Position in the Negotiations with Iran
Possible Scenarios and Strategic Options vis-à-vis Iran
Delivery of the S-300 Aerial Defense Systems to Iran
Turkey Navigates between East and West, Shiites and Sunnis
Legal Rules and Anti-Terrorism Warfare: The Case of Mustafa Dirani, Revisited
Toward a New Russian Initiative on the Israeli-Palestinian Issue?
The Demand for Iranian Recognition of Israel
The Lausanne Statement on the Iranian Nuclear Program: Insights and Recommendations
Whither the Chinese Economy?
The Struggle in Yemen: A Test for the Arab Collective
Trying to Square the Circle: Can Saudi Arabia Form a United Sunni Front?
Israel: The 2015 Elections
Recognizing Iran as a Nuclear Threshold State: Implications for Israel and the Middle East
A New Government in Israel: Circumventing the Expected
Iran’s Plunging Oil Prices: The Challenge for the Gulf Oil Economies
Israel, Hamas and Hizbollah on a Collision Course
A Bridge over the Mediterranean: The French-Egyptian Arms Deal
Iran’s Nuclear Fairy Tale
Recalculating the Gaza Route: Reconstruction of an Autonomous Area with Protected Zones
The Minsk II Agreement: Implications of a (Shaky) Ceasefire
Prime Minister Netanyahu in the US Congress: Did the Ends Justify the Means?
Israel against Hizbollah: Between Overt and Covert Warfare
Confronting Spontaneous Terrorist Attacks
Much Ado at the Qusayr Site? A Syrian Nuclear Snapshot
An Integrated President Putin Visits Egypt
Deterrence against Non-State Actors: Thoughts following Operation Protective Edge
Developments in the Global Oil Market: Strategic Significance
Egypt´s War in the Sinai Peninsula: A Struggle that Goes beyond Egypt
The Iranian Nuclear Crisis and the US Administration: The Dilemma of Sanctions in Light of the Effort to Promote an Agreement
Islam and Terrorism: A Futile Debate
The Attacks in the Golan Heights: Is an Israel-Axis Conflict Expected?
The ICC Decision to Open a Preliminary Investigation: Cause for Concern, not for Panic
The Palestinian Cause in the International Arena: The Case of Sri Lanka
Saudi Arabia after Abdullah
The Terror Attacks in Paris: Tip of the Iceberg or a Passing Episode?
Suicide Attacks in 2014: The Global Picture
Legal and Political Observations on the Defeated Palestinian-Jordanian Draft Resolution
Will the United States Attempt to Renew the Political Process after the Israeli Elections?
A Veritable Battlefield: The Palestinian´s Legal Warfare
Escalation on the Northern Front: Background and Significance
Hizbollah Closes a Breach of Its Outer Shield: The Threat to Israel
The Economic Crisis in Russia and Its Political Contexts
Cyberspace Extortion: North Korea versus the United States
The Palestinian Bid at the Security Council: International and Domestic Ramifications for Israel
Future Israeli Strikes in Syria: Shifting Dynamics?
Law Enforcement and National Security vs Global Business Interests
The Problem That is Also a Solution: Lebanese Fears Play into Hizbollah Hands
The Gaza Strip: What Can Israel Do to Postpone – or Even Prevent – the Next Round of Violence?
The Disturbances of November 2014 from the Perspective of the Arabs in Israel
The Currency of the Islamic State: The Political and Symbolic Significance of an Economic Move
The Application of Israeli Law to the West Bank: De Facto Annexation?
Egypt´s Reported Acquisition of the S-300VM Air Defense System
Baghdadi´s Gamble
The Decision on the Gaza Flotilla by the ICC Prosecutor: A Warning for the Future
Kicking the Can Down the Road: Another Extension of the P5+1 Talks
Terrorism in the Jerusalem Synagogue: From National Struggle to Religious War?
The Egypt-Gaza Buffer Zone: More Harm than Good for Sinai Security
The Islamic State: Another Angle of the Threat
The Limited View from the Amman Summit
An Intifada a Jerusalem: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?
Between Crises: If and When Russia Fights ISIS
The United States Congressional Elections: The Significance for Israel
Yemen on the Verge of the Abyss
Is the Cat out of the Bag? The Palestinian Refusal to Recognize the Right of the Jewish People to Self-Determination
Simulation Exercise: The Aftermath of a
Back to the Idea of Administered Territories
The United States and the Coalition versus the Islamic State
The Tension in Jerusalem – Preventing the Eruption of ´the Volcano´
Israel-Jordan: The Peace Agreement’s 20th Anniversary
Behind the ISIS Smokescreen
Why Should We Fear the Recognition of a Palestinian State?
Considering a New Strategic Course
If Assad Stays, So Does the Islamic State
The Rise of the Islamic State
The Arab Peace Initiative: Reversing the Direction
Please Don´t Play it Again, Mr Prime Minister
The Middle East WMDFZ Conference: Adjusting the Agenda to Realities on the Ground
President Obama at the General Assembly: Sobriety, Continuity, and Renewal
Autumn 2014: A View from Amman
From Gaza to Lebanon: Following Operation Protective Edge
The United States Returns to Iraq
Dealing with Hamas´ Military Force Reconstruction
Is the Ukrainian Crisis Really Over?
On the Road to Mecca? The Islamic State Threat to the Gulf
The New-Old Palestinian Initiative to Establish a State
Cyberspace in the Service of ISIS
Another Casualty of the Third Gaza War: US-Israel Relations
The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: The International Determination Deficit
The Iranian Cyber Offensive during Operation Protective Edge
The Keys to the Gaza Strip
Israeli Policy Following Operation Protective Edge: Continuity or Change?
ISIS: The Real Threat
Turkey after the Presidential Election: A Difficult Challenge for Israel´s Foreign Policy
Image vs Reality: The Delegitimization of Israel in the Wake of Operation Protective Edge
Essential Conditions for Successful Reconstruction of the Gaza Strip
Countering Qatar´s Negative Regional Impact
The US Administration on Israel’s Military Activity in Operation Protective Edge
Ukraine and Operation Protective Edge: Two Sides to Russia’s Foreign Policy Coin
Is Israel Facing a War of Attrition Against Hamas?
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi: A Chronicle of Foretold Failure?
After Operation Protective Edge: Hamas’ Sense of What it Achieved
The Economics of the Gaza Situation
A Multilateral Arrangement is Preferable to a Unilateral Move
A Unilateral Move: Preferable to a Bad Agreement with a Terrorist Organization
Operation Protective Edge: Hamas´ Propaganda War
Operation Protective Edge: Lessons from the Civilian Front - Interim Summary
´Reconstruction for Demilitarization´: Lifting the Economic Siege and Tightening the Security Siege
Operation Protective Edge: Six Insights, Six Recommendations
Operation Protective Edge and a Fragile Regional Arena
Operation Protective Edge: Legality and Legitimacy
The Second Stage of Operation Protective Edge: A Limited Ground Maneuver
Israel-Hamas: Conditions for a Stable Ceasefire
Anything but 1701, Anything but 1860
Operation Protective Edge: The Movement of the Strategic Clocks
Operation Protective Edge: Possible Scenarios for What Lies Ahead
Operation Protective Edge: The Goals, and the Strategy to Achieve Them
The Murder of the Teenagers and the Escalation in the Palestinian Arena
The Hamas Challenge
Turkey Drifting in the Middle East Winds of Change
The United States: Prepared and Fit for Military Intervention in Iraq?
The Fight against Hamas
The Turbulence in Iraq: The Iranian Angle
ISIS Success in Iraq and Syria: Strategic Ramifications
Temporary ISIS: A Risk Assessment
The Presidential Crisis in Lebanon: Temporary Danger or Sign of a Destructive Rift?
Iranian Cyber Espionage: A Troubling New Escalation
The Collapse of Iraq: Strategic Implications
The Palestinian Unity Government
Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program: Caught between Missile Defense and a Comprehensive Deal
The Election of Abd al-Fatah el-Sisi as President of Egypt
Russia’s Linkage between the Ukrainian Crisis and the Middle East
The European Union: Has the Countdown Begun?
The (Bloody) Return Home: ´Syrian Alumni´ and the Stability of the Arabian Peninsula
´Jenin Estates´ and a Paradigm Shift in Israeli-Palestinian Discourse
The Failed Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations, and What Lies Ahead
India´s Elections: Beyond the Promise of Narendra Modi
Ambassador Dermer and United States-Israel Relations
The Ukraine Crisis: Preliminary Comments
The Palestinian-Jordanian-Israeli Triangle
The Question of Identity in Jordan and the Peace Treaty with Israel
Closing the Home Front Defense Ministry
MiG-35s for Egypt: A Veritable Change of Direction?
The United States, Israel, and the Possibility of Formulating an Outline for a Final Agreement with Iran
Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States: Can the Six Walk Together?
The Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation and the Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
The Ukrainian Crisis: Is It Over?
Israel’s Electoral Threshold: Implications for Israeli-Arab Political Representation
Chinese Investments in Israel: Opportunity or National Threat?
The Erosion of the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire in Gaza
Developments in Iranian Cyber Warfare, 2013-2014
Resuscitating US-Saudi Relations
Verification in Iran: No Substitute for Prevention
The Incidents in the Northern Theater (Syria and Lebanon)
The Annexation of Crimea: International Ramifications
Political Islam on the Defensive
Hizbollah’s Political and Security Situation
Rockets in the South Yet Once More: Israel's Gaza Dilemma
The Seizure of the Klos C: Significance and Implications
Time to Stop the Defense Budget Debate?
Ukraine: An American-Russian Wrestling Arena
Question Marks on the Way to a Turkey-Israel Agreement
Situation Assessment on the Iranian Nuclear Program: Three Events, Two Questions, and One Crucial Meeting
The New Contacts Between Egypt and Russia: How Far Will They Go?
SEA: How Real is the Threat?
Saudi Arabia's New Missile Force
Security Arrangements: A 4-Level Game
Rifts in the Global Jihad Family in Syria
The Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions: Preempting the Threat
Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations and the American Set of Principles
The Social Media Discourse in Saudi Arabia
Terror Strikes Again in Egypt
The Sochi-Kiev-Geneva Connection
Egypt: Elections Amidst Violence
Implementation of the Interim Deal
The Escalation in Gaza
Between Paralysis and Fatigue: The ´Geneva 2´ Negotiations on the Syrian Civil War
A Report on Suicide Bombings in 2013
The Battle for Anbar, the War for Iraq
Israel and the Global Currency War
US-Saudi Relations: On the Verge of a Crisis?
Is Turkey Returning to the ´Zero Problems´ Policy?
The Rising Power and Influence of Civil Society
Al-Qaeda and (In)Stability in Yemen
Israel and Saudi Arabia: Is the Enemy of My Enemy My Friend?
The Changing of the Tide in the Syrian Civil War
The ´Arab Spring´ and Refugees in the Middle East
Egyptians to the US: ´We Hate You, but We Still Want Your Money´
Is Salafist Jihadism Making Inroads into the Israeli-Palestinian Arena?
Are the P5+1 Waging a Campaign against the Military Option?
International Efforts to Delegitimize Israel: Comoros versus Israel at the ICC
A Nuclear Crisis in Search of a Model: Lessons from Iraq, North Korea, Libya, and Syria
A New Regional Order Indeed?
The Geneva Agreement: Neither a
Gas Masks: Toward the End of the Line?
The Bombing of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut: Hitting Two Birds with One Stone
New-Old Borders in the Middle East
The IAEA-Iran Agreement: A Palliative?
Guaranteeing that an Initial Deal with Iran does not Become the Final Deal
The Iranian Strategy: Solution or Delusion?
The 2013 Municipal Elections in the Israeli Arab Communities
Continuity and Change in US-Saudi Relations
The Road to Geneva 2 and the Challenges to a Negotiated Political Solution in Syria
Is Turkey Swerving Eastward? The Air Defense System Deal with China and the Crisis with NATO
Israel´s Nuclear Ambiguity, Arms Control Policy, and Iran
After Round One with Rouhani: Staying Focused on the Dynamics of Nuclear Bargaining
Cutting Qatar Down to Size
A Change in the Balance of Power in Syria: The ´Bad´ against the ´Bad´
Slashed US Aid to Egypt and the Future of the Bilateral Relations
The End of the Muqawama? Should Hamas and Hizbollah Face Reform or Collapse
The Agreement on Syria’s Chemical Weapons: Should Israel Reassess its Arms Control and Disarmament Policies?
Hassan Rouhani and the Spiritual Leader: A New Style of Negotiations
New Winds Blowing from Russia?
Yes to Negotiations, Yes to an Agreement – an Agreement that, Even if Violated, Distances Iran from the Bomb
Contemplating a Substantive Change in the Palestinian Position on a Political Agreement
The Disarmament Agreement on Syria’s Chemical Weapons, Act I: A Win-Win Situation?
The Chemical Weapons Crisis in Syria: En Route to a Political Solution?
Military Intervention in Syria: Is it Legal?
Backdoor Plots: The Darknet as a Field for Terrorism
The Chemical Attack in Syria: Different from Other Aggression Against Civilians in the Civil War
Obama Projects Indecision on Syria: American and International Dimensions
The Arab World and the Syrian Crisis
A United States Attack on Syria: Implications for Israel
US Military Intervention in Syria
Chemical Assad? On the Chemical Warfare Attack in Syria
Iran Adapts to Economic Sanctions
Al-Qaeda: Vanquished or Strengthened?
United States–Russian Friction: Implications for the Middle East
The Great Divide: The Political Process and Palestinian Discourse on the Social Networks
Egypt’s Economic Options: The Need for an Outward Strategy
The Debate on a Military Option Against Iran Revisited
The Revolution in Egypt: Recommendations for Israel
The Use of Code Mutation to Produce Multi-use Cyber Weapons
Morsi's Ouster and the Struggle to Revive the Egyptian Revolution
How the United States Might Respond to the Syrian Strategic Quandary
All in the Family: The Changing of the Guard in Qatar
Sinai: Implications of the Security Challenges for Egypt and Israel
A Recurrent Posture: The EU on the Palestinian Issue
Israel's Public Debate over Natural Gas: Future Confrontations
The Superpowers and the Struggle over Syria
The Return of Liberal Interventionism?
Hassan Rowhani's Election as President of Iran: Initial Assessments
The Protests in Turkey: Letting off Steam or Engine of Change?
Political Islam in the Persian Gulf
Israeli or US Action Against Iran
The American-Russian-Turkish Triangle and the Civil War in Syria
Is the US Receding to a Containment Policy on Iran?
Political-Strategic Dimensions to Israel's Natural Gas Debate
Hizbollah's Struggle for Domestic Survival
Syria, Russia, and the S-300: Military and Technical Background
´The Devil We Know´ Revisited
Prime Minister Netanyahu's Visit to Russia
After the Damascus Attack: Ten Points to Consider
The Referendum Dilemma
Netanyahu's Visit to China: Opportunities beyond Iran
Chemical Weapons in Syria: Has a Red Line Been Crossed?
The North Korean Nuclear Crisis: Lessons for the Iranian Case?
Global Jihad in Syria: Disputes Amidst a Common Goal
Hastening the End to the Civil War in Syria
The Korean Crisis, China-US Relations, and the Global System
Jewish Enclaves in a Palestinian State
Spring is in the Air? On the Thawing of Turkey-Israel Relations
How Many Rockets Did Iron Dome Shoot Down?
Israel's Incoming Defense Minister and the Hundred-Day Grace Period
Hizbollah: Once Again in the Eye of the Storm?
US Budget Sequestration
Are the US and Russia Reaching Understandings about Syria?
Israel on the Verge of a Third Intifada?
Early March 2013 Update: The Iranian Situation
Another Layer of Defense: The Arrow-3 Test
Outlining a Possible Deal with Iran
The United States and Israel
Syrian Weapons in Hizbollah Hands
The Second Turkel Commission Report
The Elections in Jordan: People Want Evolution, Not Revolution
Confronting Enemy Force Buildup: The Case of Advanced Weaponry for Hizbollah
King Abdullah is this Round's Winner
The Russian Fleet in the Mediterranean: Exercise or Military Operation?
The Israeli Elections: Indications and Implications
Has the Campaign in the Maghreb and in West Africa Reached a New Level?
Renewed Negotiations Between Turkey and the PKK: Hopes for a Breakthrough?
Following Egypt's Constitutional Referendum: Polarization and Collapse
The EU Draws a Red Line on Israeli Settlements
Will Israel Sell its Natural Gas to China?
Challenges and an Internal Balance of Deterrence
Between NATO and Russia: The Pieces of Turkey's Puzzle
The Decision to Call Off the 2012 WMDFZ Conference
Israel's Response to UN Recognition of a Palestinian State
Mahmoud Abbas' UN Gambit Will Not Bring Peace
The Status of
International Aspects of Operation Pillar of Defense
The Chinese Initiative on Syria: Beyond the Immediate Crisis
War Game: The Hours Following an Attack on Iran's Nuclear Infrastructures
The Empire Strikes Back?
How Prepared is Israel for an Earthquake?
Direct Talks between Iran and the US on the Iranian Nuclear Program: Not Necessarily Negative
The 100-Day Program and the
The Obama-Romney Foreign Policy Debate
Does Iran Have an
With Resolve, Good Judgment, and Deliberate Speed
Iran's Cyber Warfare
Obama's Reelection: Implications for Israel
Inspired by the
Political Standoff in Jordan
The Axis of Evil in Action: Iranian Support for Syria
The Arab Peace Initiative: Worth Reexamination
Can a Red Line be Drawn on Iran?
The Obama Administration and the Civil War in Syria
Morsi's Potential Counterweight
Azerbaijan and Iran: Mutual Hostility but Limited Rivalry
Changes in the Balance of Power in Egypt
The Saudi-Iranian Meeting: Momentary Reconciliation Prior to Escalation?
What Underlies Russia's Ongoing Support for Assad?
Syria's Chemical Weapons: A Risk Assessment
Three Months to Election Day: What do the Numbers Tell Us?
Whither Syria? Recommendations for Israeli Policy
The Case of the Missing Missive
Jordan's Internal and External Pressure Cooker
President Morsi and Israel-Egypth Relations: Egyptian Discourse on the Social Networks, July 2012
Behind the International Terrorism Campaign of Hizbollah and Iran
Jihad in Syria: The Penetration of Radical Islam in the Syrian Conflict
A New Look at Afghanistan
Egypt and Iran: Will the Two Walk Together?
The End of the Beginning in Syria: The Obstacles to Reaching a Negotiated Settlement
Trends in Lebanon: Lebanese Discourse on the Social Networks, July 2012
Yemen: Between Iran, al-Qaeda, and the West
Egypt: An Era of Uncertainty
The State Comptroller's Report on the Carmel Fire
Following the Failure of the Moscow Talks
Saudi Arabia: Aging Monarchy in a Time of Change
The Legality of an Attack Against Iranian Nuclear Facilities
Russian Policies in an Era of Change
The Future of the Arab Spring
Following the Chicago Summit
The Syrian Uprising: Syrian Discourse on the Social Networks
Israel and the United States in Disagreement over Iran
Will Foreign Interests Drag Lebanon into a Military Conflict?
Egypt: 1805 – 1952 – 2012
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Hunger Strike
Tensions in Tripoli: The Syrian Crisis and its Impact on Lebanon
Anti-Terror Alliances
A New Jordanian Government
The King is Dead; Long Live the King: The French Presidential Elections
Egypt's Revocation of the Natural Gas Agreement with Israel
Have the Palestinians Despaired of the Two-State Formula?
Nationalism, Social Justice, and Civil Rights
The Battle for Bahrain Continues
Following Abbas' Letter to Netanyahu
Possible Russian Responses to an Attack on Iran
The Terror Attack in Toulouse: Aberration or Symptom?
The Republican Primary Campaign: Lessons for Israel
Arab Public Opinion Aired on the Social Networks, March 2012
The Iranian Decision on the Production of Nuclear Weapons
The Last Round in Gaza – And the Next
The Russian Elections and their Aftermath
Between the 'Zone of Immunity' and the 'Zone of Trust': US-Israel Relations in Light of Iran's Continuing Nuclearization
The Rise of Qatar
Iran's Response: Pressure for Pressure
The US on an Israeli Military Strike against Iran: A Change in Position?
The Storm Within Hamas
Back to their Old Ways? Iran, Hizbollah, and International Terrorism
More Trouble for the F-35?
The Race for the White House after the Florida and Nevada Primaries
The 'Revolutionary Parliament' and the New Governmental Order in Egypt
Can an Interim Agreement with Iran be Reached by July?
The Public Discussion of Israel's Strategy Regarding a Nuclear Iran
The Public Discussion of Israel's Strategy Regarding a Nuclear Iran
A Toughened US Stance Toward Iran
The Mashal Pronouncement on Popular Struggle: Revolutionary Indeed?
Bashar Assad is Flexing Muscles
On the Brink of the New Year: The Race to the White House
Israel and the European Union: A Change in Tone?
Chronic Lapses in the Preparedness of Local Governments for Emergencies
The Struggle for the Reins of Government in Egypth
Normalization between Israel and Arab States: Is the Idea still Viable?
Israeli-American Strategic Coordination Regarding an Israeli Operation Against Iran
Israel-American Strategic Coordination Regarding an Israeli Operation against Iran
Turkey and Syria: The Tensions Heighten
The Abbas-Mashal Meeting in Cairo
Yemen After Saleh
Jordan is Boiling
Russian Backing for Iran and Syria
Evil Develops in the South
Syria and the Arab League: Moral Censure and Identity Politics

One Year Until the US Elections
Are the US and Iran on a Collision Course?
An Israeli Initiative: Expanding on the Quartet Statement
The Israel-Hamas Prisoner Exchange
The Day After the US Withdrawal from Iraq
The US Presidential Race: October 2011 Update
The Palestinian Statehood Bid and US Aid to the Palestinian Authority
The IAEA 2011 General Conference
The Palestinian Bid for Statehood
Israel and its Strategic Environment
The Arab Spring and Russian Policy in the Middle East
Is There a Winner?
The Palmer Report: Significance and Ramifications
The European Union: Going the Way of the Titanic?
The Crisis in Israeli-Egyptian Relations
How Many Domes does Beer Sheva Need?
Arab Royal Houses Seek Affordable Medicinces
The Chinese Chief of Staff Visits Israel
Saudi Arabia: Redrawing the Map of Regional Alliances
The Syrian Regime
Between Resignation and Apology
Egypt-Sinai-Gaza
The 2012 WMDFEZ Conference
The US Presidential Race
The National Home Front Exercise
The Peace Process: From Oslo Parameters to Unilateral Actions
Lebanon: The Arab Spring's Wildcard?
The United States and the Policy of Targeted Killing
The Justice and Development Party in the Turkish Elections
Looking Ahead to September: Israel, the EU, and the “Moral Majority”
The United States and Pakistan
Dueling Speeches and Israeli-American Relations
From Bar-Ilan to Capitol Hill
The Obama and Netanyahu Speeches
The GCC at 30: Shaking Off The Dust?
Prime Minister Netanyahu Goes to Washington
The Death of Bin Laden and the Future of al-Qaeda
Egypt–Israel–United States: Problems on the Horizon?
Initial Thoughts Upon the Assassination of Bin Laden
The Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation Agreement
Russia in the New Middle East
UN General Assembly
The International Action in Libya: Revitalizing the Responsibility
The Syria of Bashar al-Asad: At a Crossroads
Afghanistan: Situation Assessment, March 2011
Prospective Republican Presidential Candidates
The EU and Recent Events in the Southern Mediterranean
ICC Involvement on Libya and the Importance of the Court
The Gulf and the
Cairo Viewed from Gaza: Too Soon to Celebrate
The Changing of the Guard in the IDF
For Iran, It's a Matter of Decision Taking
The Uprising in Egypt: An Initial Assessment
A Guide to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon
The Toppling of the Tunisian Regime: Ramifications for the Arab World
United States-Israel Relations: Is Anything Forever?
Israel and the US Administration: A Midterm Assessment
Russia: A New Look at the Peace Process
The (Hillary) Clinton Outline: A Fundamental Turning Point?
The Question of an Israeli Apology to Turkey for the Flotilla Episode
In the Wake of the Carmel Fire
From Zero Problems to Zero Sum Game and Back
The Self-Defense of Middle Eastern Conservative Regimes, and Israel's Role
A Family Affair: The Generational Turnover and the Stability of the Saudi Kingdom
2010: The Nuclear Spider Comes of Age
JavaScript has been disabled in your browser