Dear Readers and Friends,
As I enter my position as the new Director of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support of the Center in the face …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,792, November 1, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel depends on the Mediterranean Sea, and the Israeli Navy bears overall responsibility for safeguarding the country’s strategic, security, and economic assets in and around its territorial waters. For …
Some pundits contend that in the absence of a direct threat from state armies, and in a situation where terror, guerrilla and rocket threats predominate, Israel no longer needs heavy maneuvering formations. This 50-page study by Dr. Eado Hecht and …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 278
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Unlike many previous chiefs-of-staff for Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF), whose appointments were shadowed by controversies, the nomination this past week of Maj. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot as the 21st commander of the IDF …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 255
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Israeli military offensive in Gaza reflects the assumption that Israel is in a protracted intractable conflict. It is unlikely that Israel can purge Hamas from Palestinian society, nor is a …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 225
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Dramatic cuts to the IDF budget have forced the army to reduce its ground forces capabilities. This is a mistake, as the IDF still must rely on a capable and credible …
Mideast Security and Policy Studies No. 105
English Version – published by Journal of Strategic Studies online in 2013 and in print in 2014 (Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 65-90).
“Mowing the Grass,” Israel’s strategy in the twenty-first century against …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 189
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel’s achievements in Operation Pillar of Defense include its ability to surprise Hamas, kill its military leader, and destroy most of its strategic assets. The performance of the Iron Dome anti-missile system …
