CV
Dr. Vera Michlin-Shapir is a Research Fellow at INSS. Her areas of interests include Israel’s relations with Russia and Europe, Russian politics, and Russia’s foreign and defense policies, as well as European foreign and defense policies. In 2010-2015 she worked at the National Security Council, Prime Minister's Office, in various positions dealing with Israel’s relations with Europe and with Russia. wrote her dissertation on Russian national identity in the post-Soviet era, at Tel Aviv University. She has an M.Phil. in Russian and East European Studies from St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford, where she wrote on Russian-Georgian relations. She holds a B.A. from King’s College London.
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Publications
All PublicationsA Worldwide Russian Influence Campaign—Implications for Israel
An FBI report reveals a Russian influence campaign targeting the West, including Israel. The campaign involves the use of digital media and the creation of fake content, which was disseminated through social networks. The article analyzes the report and concludes with recommendations for how Israel can address the threat
13 October, 2024Russian Influence in Israel During the War in Gaza
How do Russian influence operations against Israeli public opinion appear in the mainstream media and on social networks, how much have they really affected the Israeli public—and how can we defend ourselves against them?
5 September, 2024“Pray for Na’ama” – Russian Information War Against Israel
How does the incident involving an Israeli tourist being arrested at an airport in Russia and sentenced to a long prison term constitute part of a Russian influence operation against Israel?
24 July, 2024Russian Influence Campaign Against Israel: Strategic and Cognitive Implications
Have you been exposed to a strange news item that looks like it was taken from a known news site? It’s possible that it is part of a Russian influence campaign. Since October 7, Moscow has accelerated its disinformation campaign against Israel, and they are becoming increasingly sophisticated. How should Israel handle this threat?
1 May, 2024From Hasbara (Public Diplomacy) to Influence in the Gaza War
Israeli “hasbara” (public diplomacy) must learn how to “tell a story” and adjust itself to its target audiences – and not only relay the facts
8 November, 2023National Identity: The Political Idea that Refuses to Disappear
National identity has always commanded much attention among social scientists, but recent years have shown increasing interest in the subject, evidenced by new and fascinating studies. Renewed engagement with national identity is connected to political processes around the world in recent years that have changed international politics immeasurably. The rise of the political right in Europe, Britain’s departure from the European Union, and the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States—events in which national identity played a central role—sparked new interest in the topic. The reexamination of national identity has also prompted the reemergence of old questions, such as: How should national identity be defined? What are the roots of this identity? Are there different types of national identity—ethnic vs. civil? The renewed interest has also raised new questions about the future role of national identity.
2020-04-01 All magazine articles
Media
All media Jumpstarting the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
26 September, 2017
"Western involvement in the Middle East"
12 September, 2016