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INSS pays its respects to the passing of Brig. Gen. (ret.) Dr. Meir Elran
May 6, 2025
The Institute for National Security Studies pays its respects following the passing of senior Institute researcher Brig. Gen. (ret.) Dr. Meir Elran.
Brig. Gen. (Res.) Dr. Elran joined the research staff at the Jaffee Center (later the Institute for National Security Studies – INSS) in 2003. He served in the IDF as a career officer for 24 years in senior command and staff positions, primarily in the Military Intelligence Directorate. His last post was deputy director of Military Intelligence (1987-1989). Elran took an active role in the peace talks with Egypt and was an active member of the military delegation to the peace talks with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Following his retirement from the military, Elran served as the deputy chief of staff of the Tel Aviv municipality and afterwards as a senior consultant for strategic planning for government offices, including the Ministry of Defense, Education, Internal Security, and the National Security Council.
Elran's primary research areas at the INSS were homeland security, disaster management, and societal resilience in the face of protracted terrorism. Dr. Elran has published numerous papers on these subjects and edited several memoranda and volumes. Elran earned a B.A. degree from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in Political Science and Middle East Studies (1965), an MA degree from Indiana University in International Relations and Russian Studies (1970), and a PhD in Political Science from Haifa University (2017). Dr. Elran also taught at the University of Chicago in the Committee on International Relations (CIR).
May your memory be blessed.