Podcasts

INSS Managing Director Maj. Gen. (res.) Tamir Hayman speaks with INSS senior researchers Prof. Kobi Michael, Dr. Anat Kurz, Brig. Gen. (res.) Assaf Orion, and Yohanan Tzoreff about the operation that began with the targeted killing of three Islamic Jihad commanders. Was the Israeli action, which focused on Islamic Jihad rather than on Hamas targets, correct? What are its implications? Will Hamas join the campaign, despite the focus on Islamic Jihad, and if so, how? In addition, what are the chances that this time as well we will see a convergence of arenas, with escalation along Israel’s other borders?

Former Head of the Mossad Amb. Efraim Halevy, head of the Israel-China research program at INSS Brig. Gen. (res.) Assaf Orion, and Dr. Kevjn Lim discuss the Beijing-Tehran relations: What is the nature of the cooperation between Israel’s greatest strategic threat and its major economic partner? How might their growing relations affect Israel and the region? What are the potential risks from these strengthened ties? And what policy should Israel adapt in response to these developments? These questions and others are part of the recent INSS memorandum: China-Iran Relations: Strategic, Economic, and Diplomatic Aspects in Comparative Perspective. For the full podcast transcript go to >> https://www.inss.org.il/publication/full-transcript/

INSS Deputy Director Itai Brun hosts a special podcast following the update of the Institute’s strategic assessment for 2020, in the wake of both the coronavirus pandemic and the establishment of Israel’s new government after more than a year of political deadlock. INSS Managing Director Udi Dekel, together with INSS researchers Sima Shine, Assaf Orion, Orna Mizrahi, Meir Elran, Sarah Feuer, and Carmit Valensi provide a comprehensive review on the international system and the Middle East, which have been rocked by the virus, and will offer their recommendations to the new government.

Ambassador Daniel Shapiro, Ambassador Dr. Oded Eran, and Brig. Gen. (res.) Assaf Orion discuss the relationship between the United States, Israel, and China, and the course Israel needs to navigate as the competitive atmosphere between the United States and China increases. Why is this rivalry intensifying in aspects of trade, technology, infrastructure, geo-politics, ideology, governance, and human rights? Who will influence the norms and rules of future technologies? What are the main national security and policy goals of Israel vis-à-vis China, and what are Israel’s stakes in this strategic game? The three INSS senior researchers ponder together – what would a similar conversation sound like in 2069, 50 years from today?