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Mar 29, 2022, 2:59 PM

The Implications of the Ukraine War for Israel

For Israel, this is evidence that its self-reliance doctrine must be nourished with no illusions about foreign support in times of crisis. Moreover, Turkey probably sees NATO more positively since it borders Russia, pushing Ankara toward the West. Ukraine behaved...

Feb 15, 2022, 2:54 PM

The gas pipeline fueling Turkey’s charm offensive

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives for the G20 Summit, on October 30, 2021, in Rome. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP)

Economic woes are driving Ankara’s bid to weaken the strategic partnership between Jerusalem, Greece, and Cyprus and get access to Israel’s natural gas

Jan 18, 2022, 4:02 PM

Biden could construct a new world order through détente with Russia

US President Joe Biden, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin enter the 'Villa la Grange' during their meeting in Geneva, Switzerland in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File)

Such a scenario would give the US a leg up against China’s totalitarianism and expansionist aims, and bridge the age-old schism with Russia

Oct 5, 2021, 1:46 PM

Israel must actively oppose US return to the JCPOA

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, on September 27, 2021, at UN headquarters in New York. (John Minchillo/Pool/AFP)

Even if Bennett's government went quiet for appearances' sake, its silence on the nuclear deal poses numerous threats to Israel's security

Apr 13, 2021, 12:59 PM

Israel’s political stalemate harms national security

IDF chief Aviv Kochavi visits Southern Command in undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces)

The electoral impasse undermines the power of the IDF, the health of Israeli society and the stability of Israel’s newest pacts with Arab countries

Jan 15, 2021, 1:42 PM

As Iran edges toward a bomb, an Israeli preemptive strike looks likely

Construction at Iran's Fordo nuclear facility, on December 11, 2020. Iran has begun construction on a site at its underground nuclear facility at Fordo amid tensions with the US over its atomic program. (Maxar Technologies satellite photo, via AP)

With no appetite in the US for military confrontation, Israel may aim for nuclear installations before Tehran achieves nuclear capacity

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Prof. Efraim Inbar is the president of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS).