Publications
Memorandum No. 129, Tel Aviv: Institute for National Security Studies, July 2013
This collection of articles, a joint publication of the INSS and the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is an outgrowth of a conference sponsored by the two institutes. Various positions on the most urgent international and regional issues of the day are presented here, including assessments of the situation in the Middle East and Russia-Israel political and economic bilateral relations.
Part I: Middle East Challenges
Israel’s National Security Challenges 2012-2013:The Need for Proactive Policy /Amos Yadlin
Common Interests and Differences in the Changing Middle East /Vitaly Naumkin
Russia and the Challenges of a Changing Middle East: A View from Israel /Zvi Magen
Russia’s Interests in the Middle East: A New Context /Irina Zvyagelskaya
The Civil War in Syria: Regional and Global Issues /Alexander Aksenyonok
Will Turkey Enter the Eurasian Union? /Alexander Mineyev
Part II: Russia-Israel Relations
Russian-Israeli Relations, Past, Present, and Future: A View from Moscow /Tatyana Karasova
A Look at Israeli-Russian Relations /Yaakov Livne
The Social Aspect of Israeli-Russian Relations: A View from Jerusalem /Vladimir (Zeev) Khanin
Part III: Economic Aspects of the Bilateral Relations
Bilateral Economic Relations: Main Trends, Forms, and Areas of Business Cooperation /Sergey Oulin
Russian’s Economy and Trade Relations with Israel /Michael Khoury
Participation of Russian Energy Companies in the Development of Israel’s Natural Gas Discoveries /Dmitry Maryasis
Russia as a Possible Partner in Developing Israeli Gas Discoveries /Avinoam Idan