Publications
Could arch-terrorist Marwan Barghouti be released?
דוקטור לטרור: הוא השלים דוקטורט במאסרו וברחוב הפלסטיני הוא מכונה "נלסון מנדלה", מה שמצביע על הפופולריות של מרצחים. למה חמאס לא התעקש על שחרורו?...
Pearl Harbor, 9/11, October 7, Flydubai: Are Intelligence Agencies Learning from the Past?
Intelligence expert Gideon Mitchenik draws connections between historic terrorist attacks and the cognitive failures...
Flydubai Flight and the Riots in France: The Threat to the Free World
Kobi Michael points to the connection between terrorism and progressive movements, and how secularization fuel Islamist radicalization...
Were the Palestinians Invented? It's The Wrong Question
Middle East scholar Dr. Moshe Elad challenges the argument that the Palestinians are an “invented people”...
When Do Sanctions Really Work?
From Iran and Russia to South Africa and Libya: decades of research show that it's not clear whether sanctions can force a change in policy...
A Three-Decade Narrative Overcomes a Three-Millennia Narrative
Danny van Buren traces the short history in which a false narrative was constructed,...
The Secular Conception: Are We Destined to Fail?
Did the liberal worldview lead us to believe that our enemies want what we want too? Dr. Ilan Charcon offers a secular reckoning...
Mohammed Dahlan: The Man Who Left Gaza but Remained a Player in Palestinian Politics
David Hacham, who has known Mohammed Dahlan personally for decades, examines what could bring Dahlan back to the centers of power...
The Intelligence That Failed to Prevent the Yom Kippur War
Fifty-three years after the Yom Kippur War, a look at the chain of missed warnings...
The Altalena: Should It Be Raised from the Deep?
As yet another election campaign approaches, it is worth returning to the facts, understanding how the dispute spiraled out of control...
The Democracy Paradox in Resolving Ethnic Conflicts
Dr. Charcon reviews conflicts around the world and outlines possible pathways toward a solution...
Military and State: The Roots of Israel’s Crisis of Trust
October 7 is merely another outcome of an ongoing crisis in the relationship between the military and the state...
Danger in the PA: The End of the Mahmoud Abbas Era
21 years after the last general elections in the Palestinian Authority, its aging leader is unstable and succession struggle is emerging...
Winning the Battles, Losing the War
Strategic policymaking by state institutions and civil society has been pushed to the margins...
Hostage Rescue: From Operation Entebbe to Operation Arnon
Two operations, five decades apart - the operational differences are immense, but the strategy is similar...
In Favor of Continued Terrorism: Khalil al-Hayya Elected as Hamas Leader
Even after 3 years of war, Hamas has chosen to pursue the path of terrorism with even greater determination...
Between the Bar-Lev Line and the Yellow Line in Gaza
The temptation of relying on a fixed defensive line is understandable, yet history has shown it to be a painful failure...
Trump’s Three-Phase Plan Is Stuck at the First Stage
As Hamas has managed to thwart every attempt to disarm the organization, Israel appears likely to require another...
Why Is the Palestinian Authority Drawing Closer to the New Syrian Regime?
Policy of “terrorists in suits” is a response to the united strength demonstrated by Israel and the US...
An External Think Tank to Examine the Mossad: Gofman’s First Important Decision
The challenges facing the Mossad are immense in light of the new threats to Israel’s security...
Judea and Samaria Time Bomb: The calm is an illusion
Around the world, it is increasingly understood that Hamas is not a desirable actor, while the PA is weak...