Jose Lev Alvarez is an American-Israeli scholar specializing in Middle Eastern security policy.
A multilingual veteran of the Israel Defense Forces’ special forces and the U.S. Army, he holds a B.S. in neuroscience with a minor in Israel studies from American University, a medical degree, and three master’s degrees in international geostrategy, applied economics, and intelligence and security studies.
He is currently completing a Ph.D. in Intelligence and Global Security in the Washington, D.C., area. His dissertation is titled “From Periphery to Core: Inverting Israel’s Doctrine of the Periphery Through an Emerging Abrahamic Security Network.”
Alvarez is a writing fellow at the Middle East Forum, a contributor to the Washington Examiner and Homeland Security Today, and a blogger for The Times of Israel. He regularly provides geopolitical analysis on Fox Noticias, NTN24, Telemundo, Univision, and other Spanish-language media outlets serving audiences across Latin America.
