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Dr. Yoel Guzansky is a senior researcher and the Head of the Gulf Research Field at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), as well as an associate fellow at the Middle East Institute (MEI) in Washington, D.C.
Prior to joining INSS, Dr. Guzansky coordinated Iran and Gulf-related affairs at the National Security Council in the Prime Minister’s Office, serving under four National Security Advisors and three Prime Ministers. He has also advised government ministries, including the Ministry for Strategic Affairs and the Ministry of Intelligence, as well as leading private-sector companies.
His research focuses on the security, politics, and economy of the Arab Gulf states and encompasses broader strategic issues in the Middle East, primarily nuclear proliferation. Dr. Guzansky has been a visiting fellow at Stanford University and is a recipient of a Fulbright Award. He regularly participates in international conferences and is a visiting scholar at international research institutes.
Dr. Guzansky is a regular columnist for Yedioth Ahronoth and Haaretz, and contributes to the Jerusalem Post, alongside publications in leading international academic journals such as Foreign Affairs, Middle East Journal, Survival, Foreign Policy, Middle East Policy, Mediterranean Politics, Journal of Arabian Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies.
He has authored and co-authored 16 books and memoranda, hundreds of policy papers, book chapters, and academic peer-reviewed articles.
