BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,279, May 12, 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In the wake of the massive intelligence failure of October 7, fundamental changes will have to be made to Israeli national security doctrine. The intelligence community is obliged to …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,267, March 27, 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In recent years, the concept of decisive victory has eroded in Israel. October 7 brought it forcefully back to the center of the national security process. There are four …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,265, March 3, 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: While the confronting of threats is built into national security, the promotion of values is not generally an organic part of it. But in the current war, Israel must …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,259, January 25, 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The IDF is winning the Swords of Iron War, and the position of the State of Israel is being strengthened. Wherever the IDF reaches, Hamas ceases to function as …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,252, January 9, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel’s national security doctrine collapsed on October 7, and the way in which the Swords of Iron War is being conducted is fundamentally changing its components. After the war …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,237, December 1, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In order to complete the eradication of the Hamas organization in Gaza, a ground offensive in southern Gaza will be required. A serious challenge in executing this offensive is …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,233, November 19, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Until the end of the seventies, Israel’s policy on hostages, prisoners and missing persons was based on national considerations. The Entebbe Doctrine permitted no negotiations with terrorist organizations that …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,224, October 23, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Unlike during previous conflicts, Israel is not constrained this time by a “political hourglass” and it would be wise to remove this concern from the table if a decisive …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,218, October 15, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In the coming years, global attention to the Middle East will diminish except in extreme crisis situations. The Israel-Saudi-moderates coalition will mainly bear the burden of stabilizing regional security. …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,217, October 15, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The massive and horrifically destructive military invasion by Hamas into Israel on October 7, 2023 signifies a crisis in Israel’s security doctrine principles of the last two decades or …
