- Dr. Eado Hecht
- Paper No. 203
A low-tech attack on Internet hardware infrastructure can be a crippling act of cyber warfare. Israel is vulnerable to an attack of this nature and must plan accordingly.
Perspectives Papers
Perspectives Papers provide analysis from BESA Center research associates and other outside experts on the most important issues pertaining to Israel and the Middle East.
- Dr. Max Singer
- Paper No. 202
If Israel strikes Iranian nuclear weapons facilities, the US should signal to Iran that despite America’s strong objections, it would support Israel.
- Prof. Efraim Inbar
- Paper No. 201
Israel’s apology to Turkey is a diplomatic mistake that only enhances Turkish ambitions and weakens Israel’s deterrence.
- Prof. Hillel Frisch
- Paper No. 200
Hopes or expectations that the Egyptian military will intervene in the deteriorating political and security crisis are probably misguided.
- Prof. Avi Kober
- Paper No. 199
Praise for Iron Dome may be deserved, yet Israel’s deterrence capability has not been enhanced, and Israel’s enemies may initiate an arms race to try and defeat it.
- Prof. Eytan Gilboa
- Paper No. 198
The United States and Iran are trading diplomatic fire, with neither side willing to budge. Iran will continue its drive to the bomb, leaving Obama with no other choice but to take military action.
- Dr. Emmanuel Navon
- Paper No. 197
France’s military intervention against Mali’s Islamists has provided Israel with an opportunity to improve its relations with France and restore its ties with Africa’s non-Arab Muslim countries.
- Prof. Hillel Frisch
- Paper No. 196
Morsi’s hosting Ahmadinejad signals a potential improvement in ties between Egypt and Iran. This move will backfire, as ultimately Morsi needs the US and Gulf countries more than they need him.
- Prof. Efraim Inbar
- Paper No. 195
Though much of the international community sees Mahmoud Abbas as a serious partner for peace, his words and actions prove that he is interested in nothing less than the ruin of the State of Israel.
- Dr. Anna Geifman
- Paper No. 194
Russian involvement in the Middle East is presently nothing more than an attempt by Moscow to hold on to its deteriorating position on the international stage.