The emerging US-Iran framework has reopened a painful question inside Israel, not only about Iran’s intentions, but about the quality of leadership that guided the country through years of escalating…
The reshaping of Syria following the collapse of the central government cannot be considered merely a new episode of turbulence in the Middle East. Rather, it has become an example…
There are two starkly contrasting ways to understand the Iran deal currently being negotiated. On one hand, it can be seen as a disappointment that failed to live up to…
The reputation that Canada maintains as one of the world’s most tolerant and multicultural countries has been established for a very long time. For many years, Canadians have enjoyed being…
For years, Pakistan occupied a relatively limited role in Middle Eastern diplomacy. It was an important Muslim-majority state, a nuclear power, and a key player in South Asian politics, but…
In Israel’s highly charged political environment, controversies often rise and fall quickly, absorbed into the next cycle of security developments, coalition bargaining, or judicial confrontation. Yet some episodes matter less…
The controversy surrounding the proposed Basic Law: Torah Study is not merely another dispute over military conscription or coalition politics. It represents one of the most consequential debates in Israel’s…
Modern Israel’s doctrine of security relies increasingly on what it can intercept, destroy, or deter from the sky. Missile launches are monitored in real time, unmanned aircrafts are intercepted in…
Throughout history, Israel has prided itself on being an innovator in technology in the realm of defense. With precision guided missiles, intelligence networks, defense systems, and aerial superiority, Israel was…
The most striking finding in the latest Israel Democracy Institute survey is not simply that most Israelis want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step aside. It is the convergence of…
A missile barrage can be intercepted in minutes. A strategic constraint can take years to reverse. That is why growing concerns within Israel’s defense establishment extend far beyond the latest…
Once again Israel faces the challenge of a well-known yet growingly perilous contradiction, which consists of a society founded on a spirit of shared social responsibility being torn apart by…