Strategic Survey for Israel 2020-2021

Strategic Survey for Israel 2020-2021 | INSS

The Year of the Vaccine?

Internal and External Challenges to National Security

Editors

Itai Brun

Anat Kurz

2021 Strategic Overview

Vaccines and Vacillations

The International System

Recovery from COVID-19 amidst Great Power Competition

The Israeli System

The Challenge of an Ongoing Crisis to National Security Foundations

Scale of Threats and Opportunities

The Regional System

A Decade since the Upheaval, and Expanding Normalization

Iran

At a Low Point, but Still the Primary Threat to Israel’s Security

The Northern Arena

Proactivity in Order Weaken the Iranian-Shiite Axis

National Security Index: Public Opinion, 2020-2021

The Palestinian Arena

Preserving the Status Quo or Seeking Change?

The Operational Environment

Possible Escalation to an Unwanted War

Conclusion and Policy Recommendations for 2021