Research Fellows

Prof. Gabi Siboni
Research Fellow
Colonel (res.), military, strategy and cyber security expert. Co-founder of the Cyber Security Management Program at the Francisco de Vitoria University (UFV) in Madrid, Spain

Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak
Research Fellow
Turkey expert and editor of the monthly “Turkeyscope Insights on Turkish Affairs” at the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University

Dr. Lauren Dagan Amoss
Research Fellow
Bar-Ilan University, an expert in India’s foreign and security policy
Dr. Edy Cohen
Research Fellow
Researcher of the Arab world, social media influencer in the Arab world, was born in Lebanon
Danny Van Buren
Research Fellow
Brig Gen. (res.), formerly Chief Reserve Officer, Chairman of 'Nikraim Ladegel'

Prof. Kobi Michael
Research Fellow
Research fellow at ICGS and a senior researcher at the INSS, specializing in security studies, intelligence, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Dr. Yechiel Shabi
Research Fellow
Lecturer on crisis management at Bar-Ilan University, senior strategic advisor, Middle East affairs expert
David Hacham
Research Fellow
Col. (Ret.), former adviser to Defense Ministers and head of the Arab Affairs Department in the Israeli administration of Gaza
Karen Schwok
Research Fellow
Owner and CEO of Lucid Investments. She is an expert in wealth management and the former CEO of Pictet Bank in Israel
Yael Einav
Research Fellow
A sinologist residing in Shanghai, author of books and hundreds of articles on China
Alex Selski
Research Fellow
Lecturer on politics and communication, former Prime Minister's advisor, member of the board of Middle East Forum Israel
Gideon Mitchenik
Research Fellow
Lt. Col. (Res.), formerly intelligence assistant officer to security ministers
Dr. Eyal Rubinson
Research Fellow
An expert in international relations and global security, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies and Political Science at Ariel University
Dr. Ori Wertman
Research Fellow
Lecturer and research fellow at the University of South Wales in the UK. Author of the book 'Israel: National Security and Securitization'
Dr. Ron Schleifer
Research Fellow
Senior lecturer in the School of Communication at Ariel University, specializing in Psychological warfare
Our Team
Eran Bar Tal
CEO
Lecturer on economic thought development, editor of the book "Freedom to Choose", former economics editor of "Israel Hayom", journalist and economic editor
Gal Hirsch
Senior Advisor
Brigadier General (res.), commander of the 91st Division during the 2006 Lebanon War. An entrepreneur, businessman, lecturer, writer and publicist