BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,060, January 10, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Israeli militaryโs state of readiness has dramatically improved, but it has a lot more catching up to do. It has spent years neglecting the ground forces โ and …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,045, December 24, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The surprise announcement by US President Donald Trump to pull American forces out of Syria has led to concern that Iran can now complete its โland bridgeโ from Tehran …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,028, December 5, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israeli and Russian interests in Syria are colliding. Russiaโs new posture is challenging Israelโs defensive campaign against Iran, and Moscow and Jerusalem have so far been unable to defuse …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 947, September 14, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The prospect of a long-term truce between Israel and Hamas brings with it both risks and opportunities. While it remains far from clear that such an arrangement is even …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 917, August 9, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: All the economic benefits being offered to Gaza as part of a package deal โ an improvement in water and electricity supplies, the construction of a seaport, the cancellation …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 902, July 23, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Hamas has built up its military wing at the expense of ordinary Gazans, for whom it has completely failed to provide reliable civilian services. Its insistence on focusing exclusively …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 892, July 12, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Tehranโs recent decision to attempt direct clashes with Israel resulted in a resounding defeat on May 10, when the IDF destroyed 50 Iranian military targets in Syrian territory. Iran …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 846, May 27, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Radical sub-state actors are able to exercise full control of the territories they govern yet make themselves almost invisible when they choose to do so. As recent events in …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 812, April 26, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A new Military Intelligence chief has taken up his position just as Israelโs low-profile campaign to disrupt the force build-up process of its enemies is reaching a critical juncture. …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 804, April 20, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: While the purpose of the US strikes was to target Syriaโs chemical-weapons capabilities, the relatively modest scale of the strikes are an indication of Russiaโs ability to cause Western …
