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Congressional delegation visit coincided with Israel and Iran squaring off in a direct military confrontation.

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The stakes are higher as two opposing rhetorics about the region’s future are at play: Pan-Abrahamism and Revolutionary Islamism.

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Frederick Kempe

History will remember this moment less for the Israeli strikes themselves and more for what follows.

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Dec 15, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Jewish News Service on Netanyahu’s Visit to Azerbaijan and its Long History of Tolerance and Secularism that Underlies its Warm Relations With Israel

By Brenda Shaffer

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Dec 15, 2016

Shaffer Quoted in The Times of Israel on Netanyahu’s Trip to Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan

By Brenda Shaffer

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In the News

Nov 17, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by POLITICO Pro on How Israel Manages Its Energy Resources

By Brenda Shaffer

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New Atlanticist

Nov 14, 2016

Trump Must Reassure Israel, Gulf Partners Over Iran, says Retired Gen. David H. Petraeus

By Ashish Kumar Sen

This is Part 1 of a two-part interview. As the next president of the United States, Donald Trump should reassure both Arab Gulf partners and Israel of a US commitment to address the threat posed by Iran, said retired Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, a former director of the CIA who serves on the Atlantic […]

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In the News

Nov 14, 2016

Gold Quoted by the Washington Post on Israel’s Border with Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula

By Zack Gold

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In the News

Nov 11, 2016

Shaffer in The Energy Bar Association: Israel’s Energy Resource Management Policy: Lessons For Small Markets

By Brenda Shaffer

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AfricaSource

Nov 7, 2016

An Israeli Pivot to Africa

By Liviya David

With increased partnership at the top of the agenda, a September meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and over fifteen African heads of state at the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) marks a critical point in Israel’s recent refocus on Africa. Conventional analysis on recent Israel-Africa relations suggests that Israel’s primary […]

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MENASource

Oct 28, 2016

The Reality of Israel-Egypt Relations

By Moran Stern

While Israeli-Egyptian relations can be best described as “cold peace,” the security establishments in both countries have, in fact, developed impressive levels of cooperation in recent years. The outbreak of the so-called Arab Spring and the Egyptian revolution (or revolutions) that followed it have contributed to even closer relations between the states’ leaderships.

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Defense Industrialist

Oct 27, 2016

How late is too late for new weapons?

By James Hasik

The Pentagon’s drive for innovation is up against adversaries’ efforts to “occupy leading positions” themselves. Back at the beginning of August, I wrote an essay about how soon was too soon with new weapons. Some historical perspective, I thought, should inform the aims of the Pentagon’s Third Offset strategy. And yet, to focus a moment on […]

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Oct 17, 2016

Grigas Quoted by Trend News on Why It’s Difficult to Connect Israel to the Southern Gas Corridor

By Agnia Grigas

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Marcy Grossman

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