Kim Jung-un’s new year declaration that North Korea will test its new ICBM this year (2017) poses a further challenge to the incoming Trump administration. It is truly a “rogue state” – a country that conducts nuclear tests in defiance …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 332, February 25, 2016
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the Middle East does not indicate an imminent new balance of power in the Middle East, but does suggest the prospect of greater …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 328
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: North Korean adventurism only adds to Israel’s proliferation concerns. North Korea’s fourth nuclear test, the P5+1 agreement to lift Iranian sanctions, and the billions of dollars’ worth in deals between Tehran and …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 295
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Israeli government’s decision to apply to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), despite Washington’s displeasure, is an expression of Israel’s strong interest in increasing its economic engagement in Asia.
Prime Minister …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 274
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: October 21 marks twenty years since the Agreed Framework was signed between North Korea and the United States. The overall failure of the agreement to halt Pyongyang’s nuclear program offers an important …
Mideast Security and Policy Studies No. 106
South Korea’s relations with the Middle East have changed throughout the years, from passive and indifferent to extensive and diverse. In the 1950s, South Korea’s top interests did not include the Middle East, …
