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New Appointment at the BESA Center
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Col. (res.) Shay Shabtai as Deputy Director of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies.
Col. Shabtai has a rich background in both the IDF and the civilian world, where he has led …
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Director Dr. Eitan Shamir and BESA Senior Researcher Major General Gershon Hacohen participated in The Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies at Johns Hopkins
Besa Center Director Dr. Eitan Shamir and BESA Senior Researcher Major General Gershon Hacohen participated in The Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies at Johns Hopkins (SAIS) US-Israel workshop on the “Changing Character of War”, held 28-29 March 2023. The …
The Future Battlefield Conference
The Future Battlefield Conference
The BESA Center at Bar-Ilan University held a conference in collaboration with IDF Ground Forces.
Various speakers from industry, academia, and the military discussed the latest technological trends and how they will impact the future battlefield.
Farewell letter from Prof. Efraim Karsh, Director of the BESA Center
Dear Friends and Readers,
On my last day as Director of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you most warmly for your vote of confidence in the Center over the past …
In Memoriam
The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies and its Director, Efraim Karsh, mourn the passing of the father of our colleague Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen.…
In Memoriam: Arye Mekel
The BESA Center is sorry to announce that Ambassador Arye Mekel, a senior research associate at BESA, has passed away following a battle with cancer at the age of 74. Amb. Mekel served as Israel’s envoy to Greece from 2010 …
In Memoriam: Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our longtime contributor, Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld. Dr. Gerstenfeld was former chairman of the Steering Committee of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and the author of many books, including The …