BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,391, July 5, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The scope of the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran is very narrow. The MoU creates an interim state of deescalation between the United …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,378, April 28, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Epic Fury/Roaring Lion War is a litmus test for the power index of many countries. For the purposes of this paper, power resides in a country’s security and …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,373, April 12, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: While it is still too early to evaluate the effects of Operation Epic Fury/Roaring Lion in terms of the internal situation in Iran, it can be argued that …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,369, March 18, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The achievements of the joint American-Israeli Operation Epic Fury/Roaring Lion are already fundamentally changing Iran’s strategic posture. However, several key variables are in question and can affect the …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,349, 17 July, 2025
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) recently published an update of the country’s cyber security strategy. While the new strategy develops and updates the principles of its 2017 …
Perspectives Paper No. 2,347, June 3, 2025
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Since October 2023, Israel’s primary strategic vector has been a campaign against its enemies in the region. This campaign is nearing its end. In the coming months, the open security issues …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,335, March 4, 2025
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The IDF’s current mechanism for determining and providing intelligence assessments rigidifies the thinking of intelligence analysts, and increases the risk that they will not recognize changes in the behavioral …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,330, February 11, 2025
This perspective is dedicated to the bravery of Israel’s fallen military and security combatants.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel began the Iron Swords War on October 7, 2023, on a “Yom Kippur War” …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,326, January 26, 2025
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel, the US, and other international and regional actors are faced with a dilemma. They are unwilling to invest too many resources in countries/regions with poor governance, but need …
Mideast Security and Policy Studies No. 203
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:This paper raises essential issues for discussion regarding the design of Israel’s national cyber strategy. It deals with aspects related to the promotion of national cyber security and the improvement of national …
