BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,017, May 6, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A recently leaked audio recording featuring Iran’s foreign minister lamenting the dominance of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in setting Iranian policies provides new evidence of the way …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,990, April 8, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The ICC Prosecutor’s investigation of Israel will get underway in the next few months. The Court’s decision to grant itself jurisdiction in Gaza and the West Bank raises …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,973, March 22, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Iran’s hegemony scheme for the Middle East not only includes surrounding Israel with missile bases and heavily armed proxies, but also equipping territories further away, such as Iraq and …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,940, February 22, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Pentagon’s decision last month to relocate Israel to the area of responsibility of the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) is a milestone development. It reflects a growing need …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,938, February 19, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Hezbollah’s firing of an advanced surface-to-air missile at an Israeli intelligence-gathering drone over Lebanon on February 3 is an acute reminder of the high-stakes cat-and-mouse game being conducted daily …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,922, February 8, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The fifth generation F-35 fighter jet is playing a game-changing role in Israel’s ongoing campaign to disrupt the activities of the radical Iranian axis in the Middle East.
In …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,893, January 19, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The docking of the first of four German-made Sa’ar 6-class Israel Navy warships (dubbed Magen) at Haifa Naval Base marks the arrival of an advanced sea platform that will …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,882, January 13, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Israeli defense establishment is playing a central role in the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic while also carrying out its many daily security missions. Yet at the …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,879, January 11, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Iran’s repeated threats to avenge the reported assassination of its chief nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was shot dead outside Tehran in November, raise the likelihood of Iranian armed …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,859, December 29, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Israel Defense Forces’ Tactical Command College (TCC), the Israeli equivalent of the West Point military academy, is increasingly shaping the professional cadre of the Israeli military’s ground forces …
