BESA Center Online Debate No. 17, May 20, 2019
Q: In recent public comments, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron talked about the possibility of a collective European army. This subject had been raised within Europe even …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,137, April 10, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The prospective EastMed pipeline would be the flagship project of the Cypriot-Greek-Israeli collaboration, a developing friendship that enjoys deep foundations. The US has now made its support for that …
BESA Center Online Debate No. 16, March 14, 2018
Q: In his account of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides wrote, “It was the rise of Athens and the fear that this instilled in Sparta that made war inevitable.” Harvard scholar Graham …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,049, December 28, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel, Greece, and Cyprus are building a democratic bloc in the eastern Mediterranean. The Beersheba trilateral summit highlighted the strong momentum of this initiative, as well as American institutional …
BESA Center Online Debate No. 15, November 16, 2018
Q: While the continuing influence of the Palestinians on the Arab world should not be underestimated, the current landscape in the Middle East is bringing new policy priorities to the fore. …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 997, November 5, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The relationship between China and Israel is based largely on harmonious economic cooperation, although security implications cannot be ignored as the Belt and Road Initiative is implemented. It can …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 977, October 15, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: German-Israeli relations are difficult in view of Germany’s Nazi past. Angela Merkel does not ignore her country’s history, and has played a significant role in strengthening the bilateral relationship. …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 950, September 16, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Maladministration, overspending, cronyism, and statism over a period of decades made Greece the weakest link in the Eurozone when the world financial crisis hit Europe in 2009. To avoid …
BESA Center Online Debate No. 14, September 9, 2018
Q: Transatlantic relations have suffered since the advent of Donald Trump’s presidency. While collaboration and mutual understanding were taken for granted on a plethora of issues of joint interest during the …
BESA Center Online Debate No. 13, July 19, 2018
Q: Turkey’s fate has been associated with that of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ever since 2002. After having won multiple elections and referenda and surviving an attempted coup d’état in July 2016, …
