BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 358, August 11, 2016
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Prof. Efraim Inbar is wrong to argue that the West is better off with Islamic State organization maintaining its caliphate. On the contrary: Defeating IS and the horror it …
Mideast Security and Policy Studies No. 113
In this provocative study, Prof. Steven David of Johns Hopkins argues that, contrary to the assertion that Barack Obama’s foreign policy lacks direction or ideological basis, the president’s foreign policy can be …
Mideast Security and Policy Studies No. 104
One of the most pressing issues facing policy-makers today, especially in Israel, is whether it is acceptable to allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons. Some argue that Iranian leaders can be deterred because …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 206
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Lost in the debate over Iran is the possibility that Iran is a rational actor that cannot be deterred. Historical examples show that even rational leaders, when faced with the loss of …
