Tova Norlen

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Feb 14, 2013, 4:58 AM

Bibi’s Double Bargain

Prime Minister Netanyahu may find that the outcome of the bargaining process to determine the coalition for the 33rd government has repercussions for his future political survival. I try not to predict things very often, especially in Israeli politics, but...

Nov 13, 2012, 3:53 PM

Confused about where the Middle East is heading? I don’t blame you!

I don’t blame regular hardworking citizens in the US and Europe for being confused and frustrated about what is going on in the Middle East. In preparation for a small talk about the Middle East this week in Switzerland,...

Oct 5, 2012, 11:51 PM

It’s the balance of power, stupid!

Israel may be afraid that Iran is acquiring a nuclear bomb, but what its leadership is even more afraid of is the changing Balance of Power in the Middle East. When the Middle East erupted into chaos in the Spring...

Jun 15, 2012, 4:52 PM

Egypt Election Update: What’s Next – An Arab Spring or Egyptian Winter?

Things in Egypt are heating up...or perhaps more appropriately, cooling down. The Egyptian Constitutional court met on Thursday to determine the constitutionality of the presidential exclusionary law, a parliamentary law that bars members of the former Mubarak regime from...

May 29, 2012, 1:11 PM

Improving Israel’s Image: Myths, Truths, and Obstacles

On a recent trip to Israel, one question in particular came up over and over again: how can Israel improve its image to the rest of the world? Israeli diplomats, politicians, and academics all complained that Israel is unfairly...

May 24, 2012, 5:48 PM

Armageddon and the Stalemate: Time as a Conflict Strategy

The world’s concern over the Israeli-Palestinian stalemate seems to have reached a state of fatigue. With the Iranian threat Israel has more important things to worry about and international attention has mostly turned to the developments in the Arab...

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About Me

Tova Norlen is a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Security Studies in Zurich, Switzerland, working on issues relating to international security, Middle East/Israel, conflict management and US foreign policy. She has a PhD in international relations and conflict management from the Johns Hopkins University School of International Studies in Washington DC, and has worked for several years teaching International relations and related subjects in Southern California.