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Are the U.S. and Turkey on a Collision Course?
Monday, 15 October 2007, 11:06 am | INSS Insight
Turkish-American relations currently face two significant challenges. One has to do with the Turkish inclination to enter northern Iraq in order to deal with Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters operating there. The other is connected with an upcoming ... More >>
Looking Ahead to the “November Meeting”
Monday, 8 October 2007, 11:16 pm | INSS Insight
Looking Ahead to the “November Meeting” Negotiations with the Palestinians: An Inevitable Failure or a Chance for Change? by Amir Kulick More >>
The IAEA-Iran Partnership
Friday, 7 September 2007, 11:13 am | INSS Insight
On August 27, 2007, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published an Information Circular (INCIRC 711) that included the text of the “Understandings of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the IAEA on the Modalities of Resolution of the Outstanding ... More >>
Elections in Turkey: A Vote for Continuity
Friday, 27 July 2007, 3:26 pm | INSS Insight
In Turkey's recent elections, almost half the voters opted for continuity and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) won an impressive parliamentary majority that will enable it to govern without coalition partners. More >>
INSS Insight: Jordanian-Palestinian Confederation
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 11:50 am | INSS Insight
According to some observers, the phoenix of Jordanian-Palestinian confederation seems to have risen from the ashes. Discussion of this issue has revived following the crisis in the Palestinian Authority which peaked with the violent takeover of the ... More >>
First We Take the West Bank…?
Monday, 25 June 2007, 10:51 pm | INSS Insight
The defeat of the Palestinian Authority’s security agencies (manned by Fatah) at the hands of the military wing of Hamas has accelerated change in the domestic Palestinian balance of forces that began during the first intifada. The leadership ... More >>
'IDF is Undergoing a Multidimensional Crisis'
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 10:33 am | INSS Insight
The Brodet Commission to examine the Israeli defense budget was appointed in November 2006 and presented its recommendations to the Prime Minister in May 2007. The Commission was set up against a background of ongoing arguments between the Finance and Defense ... More >>
The Takeover of Gaza by Hamas
Monday, 18 June 2007, 8:45 am | INSS Insight
Following the outbreak of the latest round of fighting between Fatah and Hamas, Hamas has taken complete control of Gaza and Fatah’s presence as a functioning movement has virtually disappeared. In response, Fatah has launched a wave of arrests of Hamas ... More >>
Giora Eiland: Israel's Defense Budget
Friday, 15 June 2007, 2:21 pm | INSS Insight
The size and composition of Israel's defense budget provide a regular subject for public debate. The debate revives very year in the fall, when the time approaches to decide on the defense budget, and perforce includes the question of prioritizing ... More >>
INSS Insight: What Really Bothers Putin?
Monday, 11 June 2007, 2:14 pm | INSS Insight
Recent months have witnessed a series of threatening statements from Moscow. In February, the commander of Russian strategic missile forces said that if Poland and the Czech Republic allowed the deployment of an American anti-missile defense system on their ... More >>
A Test of the Siniora Government’s Determination
Sunday, 10 June 2007, 11:46 am | INSS Insight
Since May 20, the Lebanese Army has been involved in an ongoing and severe confrontation with “Fatah al-Islam” -- an organization identified with al-Qaeda -- dozens of whose members are holed up in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli. More >>
Anti-Rocket Defense: A Waste of Taxpayers’ Money?
Thursday, 31 May 2007, 9:59 am | INSS Insight
The intensification of the Qassam rocket attacks on the town of Sderot has once again raised the question of defense against this weapon. Interest in this subject is not new. More than a decade ago, when the town of Kiryat Shmona was being bombarded by ... More >>
Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program Time-Line Changed?
Thursday, 24 May 2007, 12:10 am | INSS Insight
INSS INSIGHT – Editor Mark A. Heller May 17, 2007 No. 17 Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program: Has the Time-Line Changed? Ephraim Asculai More >>
The Beginning Of American-Iranian Engagement
Monday, 26 March 2007, 3:16 pm | INSS Insight
On March 10, a one-day conference on the stabilization of Iraq was held in Baghdad. The ambassadorial-level conference included representatives from Iraq itself and all of its neighbors, including Iran and Syria, from the five permanent members of ... More >>
A Microcosm of Middle Eastern Contradictions
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 3:35 pm | INSS Insight
On March 3, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad paid his first official visit to Saudi Arabia. Those who anticipated some dramatic outcome were disappointed. Not only were no concrete agreements announced; the summit with King Abdullah did not ... More >>
Confronting North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions
Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 4:00 pm | INSS Insight
In early February, the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program finally produced agreement on a plan to begin the process of dismantling that program. The agreement follows North Korea’s decision in late 2005 to suspend its participation in these ... More >>
The Tripartite Meeting: Fork in Road or Dead End?
Friday, 23 February 2007, 9:23 am | INSS Insight
On February 19, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) met in Jerusalem. The meeting was actually planned several weeks ago in keeping with President Bush’s ... More >>
Is Iran’s “Oil Weapon” A Doubled-Edged Sword?
Monday, 12 February 2007, 9:33 am | INSS Insight
If the United States organizes effective economic sanctions against Iran or especially if the Bush Administration decides on military action against Iran’s nuclear facilities, Iran may try to strike back with its “oil weapon,” to suspend oil exports and ... More >>
INSS: A New Stage in Sino-Israeli Relations?
Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 11:56 am | INSS Insight
From January 9 to January 12, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert carried out a state visit to China. Olmert and his party, which this time did not include businessmen, came to a different China, one which in the past few months has decided not to content ... More >>
INSS Insight: How New is Bush’s “New Course”?
Wednesday, 17 January 2007, 9:53 am | INSS Insight
President George W. Bush announced a “new strategy” in Iraq: a substantial improvement in the security situation in order to provide time for political arrangements to stabilize the country. The main points in his program are: More >>
