The Nuclear Deal: No Pause in Iran’s Vow to Destroy Israel
Ayatollah Khomeini’s founding vision of the eradication of Zionism still guides Iran’s religious, political and military establishment.
Israel’s Critical Requirements for Defensible Borders:
The Foundation for a Secure Peace
While there has been significant public discussion about Palestinian demands in the peace process, there has been little in-depth analysis of Israel’s rights and requirements. This study is intended to fill that vacuum, presenting a comprehensive assessment of Israel’s critical security requirements, particularly the need for defensible borders that was enshrined in UN Security Council […]
After the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Is Hamas in Gaza Next in Line?
Vol. 13, No. 27 1 October 2013 Egypt has finally decided to tackle the security threat from the Sinai Peninsula, a region that was nearly under the control of jihadist organizations with links to al-Qaeda and Hamas. The Egyptian army’s ultimate goal is clear: to recover Egypt’s sovereignty in Sinai. In order to succeed in […]
Have the Fundamentals of Israel’s Strategic Environment Inextricably Changed?
Iraq, 210 miles from Israel, is planning to modernize its ground forces with new armored and mechanized formations.
Egypt after Morsi: The Defeat of Political Islam?
The Muslim Brotherhood’s 80-year dream to take over Egypt ended in a fiasco, barely one year after one of their own was democratically elected to the office of President of Egypt.
Strategic Shifts in the Middle East
The Iranian nuclear industry was designed to produce hundreds of nuclear bombs mounted on long-range missiles.
Iran Fears Growing Israel-Azerbaijan Cooperation
Tehran increasingly fears that Azerbaijan is turning into a base for a military attack on its nuclear facilities.
What Israel Has Learned about Security:
Nine IDF Officers Discuss Israel’s Security Challenges
What Israel Has Learned about Securit
Israel’s Right to Self-Defense: International Law and Gaza
This volume provides a review of Israel’s unprecedented and careful consideration of questions of international law when forced to go to war to defend its civilian population from attack, with a particular focus on the Gaza war of 2008-2009. It concludes that existing international law permits a nation to act in self-defense, and that Israel […]
Turkey, the Global Muslim Brotherhood, and the Gaza Flotilla
There is strong evidence for Turkish governmental involvement in the Gaza flotilla incident.
Winning Counterinsurgency War: The Israeli Experience
Download the full report (pdf) Summary Contrary to popular belief, conventional armies can indeed defeat terrorist insurgencies. This study will detail the six basic conditions which, if met, enable an army to fight and win the war against terrorism, among which are control of the ground where the insurgency is being waged, acquiring relevant intelligence […]
