The Embassy of the Czech Republic in its capacity of the NATO Contact Point Embassy in Israel in cooperation with the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies and the Institute for National Security Studies INSS Israel hosted a working breakfast for Ambassadors and Defence Attachés on Thursday, January 22 2026, The topic of the panel was NATO’s Southern Neighbourhood: Lebanon and Syria on the New Geopolitical Map of the Middle East and the broader What are the broader implications of the changes to the geopolitical balance for Europe and NATO?
Speakers:
Prof. Arie Reich Vice Rector of the Bar-Ilan University
DR. Carmit Valensi Senior Researcher at INSS, Head of Northern Arena Program
Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Researcher on Lebanon and Hezbollah at INSS
Maj. Gen. (Res.) Gershon Hacohen, former Commander of the Northern Command, IDF
Moderated by: Eitan Shamir, Managing Director of BESA, Head of Security and Strategy Program, Bar-Ilan University
