Section: Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (Israel)
Israeli Strategic Challenges and Opportunities in the New Year
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 307, September 16, 2015 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Global upheavals are underway, U.S. foreign policy is changing, and the Middle East is in turmoil. All this presents Israel with multiple threats, and Jerusalem must be ready for any scenario. Deterring Iran and its proxies, and Islamic State, will remain priorities for...
Obama: The Reluctant Realist
Mideast Security and Policy Studies No. 113 Many have asserted that Barack Obama’s foreign policy lacks direction. He is seen as constantly improvising without any ideological or intellectual compass to guide him. I argue that this is not the case and that, in fact, Obama’s foreign policy can be explained as adhering very closely to...
