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    Gallia Lindenstrauss is a senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies and editor of the institute’s journal, Strategic Assessment. She specializes in Turkish foreign policy. Her additional research interests are ethnic conflicts, Azerbaijan’s foreign policy, the Cyprus issue, and the Kurds. She has written extensively on these topics and her commentaries and op-eds have appeared in all of the Israeli major media outlets, as well as in international outlets such as National Interest, Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey Analyst and Insight Turkey. Dr. Lindenstrauss completed her Ph.D. in the Department of International Relations at Hebrew University. She formerly lectured at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya,​ and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations at the Hebrew University, and a visiting fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center.

    Gallia Lindenstrauss
    Gallia Lindenstrauss
    Senior Researcher and "Strategic Assessment" Editor
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    gallia@inss.org.il
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    INSS Insight
    The Mecca Agreement: Real Substance or Mere Intent?
    An analysis of the implications of the defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan through four possible scenarios – and recommendations for Israel
    20 August, 2026
    INSS Insight
    The War Turkey Did Not Want
    Missiles, refugees, Kurds, and eroding regional standing: The challenges Ankara faces during the war in Iran, its actions, and the opportunities it may seek to exploit
    12 March, 2026
    INSS Insight
    The Turkish Legal Campaign Against Israel
    Far beyond straining relations: How Ankara’s legal actions contribute to the deterioration of Israel’s international standing
    17 February, 2026
    INSS Insight
    Turkey Is Not Iran, but It Is a Threat
    The statements and actions of Erdoğan toward Israel raise concerns that “Turkey is the new Iran”—but is this the correct analogy for the Turkish threat?
    18 November, 2025
    INSS Insight
    Regional Involvement in the Gaza Strip: Scenarios and Implications
    The differing positions and interests of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Turkey regarding the shaping of the Gaza Strip—and their implications
    4 November, 2025
    Strategic Assessment
    The First Six Decades of Turkey-Israel Relations: Even When Fruitful, Never Simple
    The Mecca Pact is a complex calculation of interests
    Gallia Lindenstrauss
    ,Foglio
    27 August, 2026
    Israel-Turkey rivalry bursts into the open over Syria strikes
    Gallia Lindenstrauss
    ,Financial Times
    25 August, 2026
    As election looms, Netanyahu puts Turkey in Israel's crosshairs
    Gallia Lindenstrauss
    ,Daily Mail
    20 August, 2026