America’s Standing in the World:
Image and Reality
ย International Conferenceย at the BESA Center
Click on the title of each panel to watch full videos of each speaker
December 8-9, 2014
Click here to watch the keynote address by U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Daniel B. Shapiro, on the topic ‘American Leadership’
Monday, December 8, 2014
Chair: Prof. Efraim Inbar, BESA Center Director
Prof. Eliot Cohen, SAIS, โThe United States and the World: Lessons from Fifteen Years of Warโ
Prof. Henry Nau, George Washington University, โThe Worldview of the American Leadershipโ
Prof. Eytan Gilboa, BESA Center, โAmerican Public Opinionโ
Prof. Steven David, Johns Hopkins University, โObama: The Reluctant Realistโ
Chair: Prof Shlomo Shpiro, BESA Center
Prof. Jian (Jay) Wang, University of Southern California, โChinese Perceptions of the U.S.โ
Dr. Alon Levkowitz, BESA Center, โSeoul-Washington Alliance: The Beginning of Independence?โ
Commodore Uday Bhaskar, Society for Policy Studies, โIndian Perceptionsโ
Chair: Ambassador Danny Ayalon
Dr. Dima Adamsky, IDC, โRussian Perceptions and Strategic Implicationsโ
Dr. Josef Braml, German Council on Foreign Relations, “Transatlantic Relations”
Prof. Arie Kacowicz, Hebrew University, โLatin-American Perceptionsโ
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Tuesday, December 9
Chair: Prof. Moshe Arens
Dr. Amit Mor, Eco Energy Ltd., โThe Energy Market and US Foreign Policyโ
Dr. Emily Landau, INSS,โUS Counter-Proliferation Policy: The Iran Caseโ
Prof. Hillel Frisch, BESA Center, โThe US in the Middle East: Offshore Balancing or Retreat?โ
Prof. Efraim Karsh, BESA Center, โObamaโs Catastrophic Legacy in the Middle Eastโ
Chair: Ambassador Areyh Mekel
Prof. Joshua Teitelbaum, BESA Center, โAmerican-Saudi Relationsโ
Dr. Efrat Aviv, BESA Center, โObamaโs Best Friend โ Turkeyโs Erdoganโ
Dr. Yaeli Bloch-Elkon, Bar-Ilan University, โIsraeli Attitudes to the Obama Administrationโ
Mr. Michael Eisenstdat, Washington Institute, “Toward a New U.S. Strategy in the Middle East”
Chair: Prof. Ron Hassner, Berkeley University
Dr. Jonathan Rynhold, BESA Center, “The Debate over American Grand Strategy: The Implications for Israel”
Dr. Michael Makovsky, JINSA, “The Regional U.S. Ally”
Prof. Yair Evron, INSS, “American Realism andย Israeli Policy Options”
Prof. Shmuel Sandler, BESA Center, “U.S. Impact on Israel’s Deterrence Policy”
Roundtable of Former Senior Policymakers – Click here to watch this panel online
Chair: Prof. Efraim Inbar, BESA Center
Prof. Uzi Arad (Israel), IDC, Former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Israel
Mr. Steven Simon, Former Director of MENA Affairs for the U.S. National Security Council
Mr. Rafael Bardaji, Formerย National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Spain
Amb. Shivshankar Menon, Former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India
Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaacov Amidror, Rosshandler Fellow at the BESA Center, Former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Israel
Ambassador Daniel B. Shapiro, U.S. Ambassador in Israel, “American Leadership”
ืืื ืฉื ื, ื”ื ืืืกืื, 8 ืืืฆืืืจ
ืืโืจ: ืคืจืืคโ ืืคืจืื ืขื ืืจ, ืื ืื ืืจืื ืืกโื
ืคืจืืคโ ืืืืื ืืื, ืืืช ืืกืคืจ ืืืืืืื ืืื”ื ืืชืงืืืื, ืืจืโื ืืืขืืื: ืืงืืื ืืืืฉ ืขืฉืจื ืฉื ืืชย ืืืืืย
ืคืจืืคโ ืื ืจื ื ืื, ืืื ืืืจืกืืืช ืโืืจืโ ืืืฉืื ืืืื, ืืืื ืืืช ืืืืฅ ืืืืจืืงื ืืช: ืืโื ืื?
ืคืจืืคโ ืืืชื ืืืืืข, ืืจืื ืืกโื, ืืขืช ืืงืื ืืืจืโื
ืคืจืืคโ ืกืืืื ืืืืืื, ืืื ืืืจืกืืืช ืโืื ืืืคืงืื ืก, ืืืืื – ืจืืืืืกื ืืขื ืืืจืื
ืื”ืจ: ืคืจืืค’ ืฉืืื ืฉืคืืจื, ืืจืื ืืก”ื
ืคืจืืคโ ืโืืื (ืโืื) ืืืื ื, ืืื ืืืจืกืืืช ืืจืื ืงืืืคืืจื ืื, ืืจืฆืืช ืืืจืืช ืืขืื ื ืกืื
ืโืจ ืืืื ืืืงืืืืฅโ, ืืจืื ืืกโื, ืืืจืืช ืืื ืกืืื ืืืืฉืื ืืืื: ืชืืืืชื ืฉื ืขืฆืืืืช?
ืงืืืืืืจ ืขืืืื ืืืฉืงืจ, ืืืืจื ืืืืงืจื ืืืื ืืืช, ืืืื ืฉื ืืืื
ื ืงืืืืช ืืื ืืืืจืืืช
ืื”ืจ: ืืฉืืจืืจ ืื ื ืืืืืื
ืโืจ ืืืื ืืืืกืงื, ืืืจืืย ืืืื ืชืืืื, ื ืงืืืช ืืืื ืฉื ืจืืกืื ืืืืฉืืืืช ืืืกืืจืืืืืช
ื”ืจ ื’ืืกืืฃ ืืจืื, ืืืืขืฆื ืืืจืื ืืช ืืืืกื ืืืฅ,ย ืืขืจืืช ืืืืกืื ืืืจืื ืก-ืืืื ืืืช
ืคืจืืคโ ืืจืื ืงืฆืืืืฅโ, ืืืื ืืืจืกืืื ืืขืืจืืช, ื ืงืืืช ืืืื ืฉื ืืืจืืงื
ืืื ืฉืืืฉื, ื”ื ืืืกืื,ย 9 ืืืฆืืืจ
ื ืืฉืืื ืืกืืจืืืืื
ย ืื”ืจ: ืคืจืืค’ ืืฉื ืืจื ื
ืโืจ ืขืืืช ืืืจ, ืืงื ืื ืจื’ื,ย ืฉืืง ืืื ืจืืื ืืืืื ืืืช ืืืืฅ ืืืืจืืงื ืืช
ื”ืจ ืืืืื ืื ืืื, ืืืืื ืืืืงืจื ืืืืืื ืืืืื, ืืืืื ืืืช ืืืืจืืงื ืืช ื ืื ืืคืฆืช ื ืฉืง ืืจืขืื ื ืืืงืจื ืฉื ืืืจืื
ืคืจืืคโ ืืื ืคืจืืฉ, ืืจืื ืืกโื, ืืจืโื ืืืืจื ืืชืืืื: ืืืืื ืื ื ืกืืื
ืคืจืืคโ ืืคืจืื ืงืืจืฉ, ืืจืื ืืกโื, ืืืืจืฉืช ืืงืืกืืจืืคืืืช ืฉื ืืืืื ืืืืจื ืืชืืืื
ืื”ืจ: ืืฉืืจืืจ ืืจืื ืืงื
ืคืจืืคโ ืืืืฉืข ืืืืืืืืื, ืืจืื ืืกโื, ืืืกื ืืจืโื-ืกืขืืืื
ืโืจ ืืคืจืช ืืืื, ืืจืื ืืกโื, ืืืจื ืืืื ืฉื ืืืืื โ ืืืจืงืื ืฉื ืืจืืืื
ืโืจ ืืขืื ืืืื–ืืืงืื, ืืจืื ืืกโื, ืืืฉืืช ืืฉืจืืืืืช ืืืคื ืืืฉื ืืืืื
ืืจ ืืืืื ืืืื ืฉืื, ืืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืื, ืืกืืจืืืื ืืืจืืงื ืืช ืืืฉื ืืืืจื ืืชืืืื
ืื”ืจ: ืคืจืืค’ ืจืื ืืกื ืจ, ืืื ื’ ืืจืงืื
ืโืจ ืโืื ืชื ืจืืื ืืืื, ืืจืื ืืกโื, ืืืืืืื ืขื ืืกืืจืืืื ืจืืชื ืืืจื”ื: ืืืฉืืืืช ืขื ืืฉืจืื
ืโืจ ืืืืงื ืืงืืืกืงื, ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืขื ืืื ื ืืืืืื, ืืฉืจืื: ืืขืืช ืืืจืืช ืืืืืจืืช ืฉื ืืจื”ื
ืคืจืืคโ ืืืืจ ืขืืจืื, ืืืืื ืืืืงืจื ืืืืืื ืืืืื, ืืจืืืืืืื ืืืืจืืงื ื ืืืืคืฆืืืช ืืืืื ืืช ืฉื ืืจื”ื
ืคืจืืคโ ืฉืืืื ืกื ืืืจ, ืืจืื ืืกโื, ืืฉืคืขืช ืืจื”ื ืขื ืืืจืชืขื ืืืฉืจืืืืช
ืฉืืืื ืขืืื: ืืืฆืขื ืืืื ืืืช ืืฉืขืืจ
ืื”ืจ: ืคืจืืค’ ืืคืจืื ืขื ืืจ, ืืก”ื
ืคืจืืคโ ืขืืื ืืจื, ืืืจืื ืืืื ืชืืืื, ืืฉืขืืจ ืืืขืฅย ืืืืืืื ืืืืื (ืืฉืจืื)
ืืจ. ืกืืืื ืกืืืืื, ืืฉืขืืจย ืืืืจ ืืืืขืฆืย ืืืืืืื ืืืืื (ืืจืโื)
ืจืคืื ืืจืืื, ืืฉืขืืจ ืืืขืฅ ืืืืืืืย ืืืืืย (ืกืคืจื)
ืืฉืืจืืจ ืฉืืืฉื ืงืจ ืื ืื,ย ืืฉืขืืจ ืืืขืฅ ืืืืืืืย ืืืืืย (ืืืื)
ืืืืฃ (ืืืโ) ืืขืงื ืขืืืืจืืจ, ืขืืืช ืืืืจ ืข”ืฉ ืื ืืืจื ืจืืกืื ืืืจ ืืืจืื ืืก”ื, ืืฉืขืืจ ืืืขืฅ ืืืืืืืย ืืืืืย (ืืฉืจืื)
ย ื ืืื ืืจืืื
ืืฉืืจืืจ ืื ืืื ื. ืฉืคืืจื. ืฉืืจืืจ ืืจื”ื ืืืฉืจืืย , ืืื ืืืืืช ืืืืจืืงื ืืช
*ื ื ืืืงืืื ืืฉื ืืกืืจื ืืืืืื
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