Strategic Survey for Israel 2020-2021
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
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2021 Strategic Overview
2021 Strategic Overview
The International System
Recovery from COVID-19 amidst Great Power Competition
The Israeli System
The Challenge of an Ongoing Crisis to National Security Foundations
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
The Palestinian Arena
Preserving the Status Quo or Seeking Change?
Possible Escalation to an Unwanted War
The Operational Environment
Conclusion and Policy Recommendations for 2021
Scale of Threats and Opportunities
National Security Index: Public Opinion, 2020-2021
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