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Making the U.S.-Israel Relationship Flourish in a Changing World
Countering China and developing AI.
Amos Yadlin
Amos Yadlin served as Israel's chief of defense intelligence and then, from 2011-2021, as executive director of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in Tel Aviv.
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Why Israel Should Cheer the Assault on Bashar al-Assad’s Regime, Despite the Unsavory Groups Leading It
Sometimes, the devil you know is worse.
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The Achievements, and Limitations, of Israel’s Spectacular Covert Operation against Hizballah
It won’t make the northern border safe.
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How Israel Can Solve Its Gaza Problem
Hamas battalions are one challenge. Smuggling weapons is a bigger one.
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Remembering Ilan Ramon, Astronaut and Hero
“I represent the state of Israel and the Jewish people.”
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How the U.S. Can Help the Iranian People While Preventing a Nuclear Crisis
A free Iran wouldn’t pose a strategic threat.
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Naftali Bennett Enters the International Arena
By Amos YadlinCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Where We See Gaza in Ten Years
By Amos Yadlin, Ari HeisteinSince Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005 and Hamas’s takeover in 2007, the enclave has become what is known in policy and planning as a “wicked problem”—one in which efforts to treat some...
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How to Negotiate with Iran While Avoiding the Pitfalls of 2015
The U.S. must maintain constant military and economic pressure.
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What Happens Next with the Israeli-Emirati Accords?
By Amos YadlinThis year’s “October surprise” may have arrived several months early, in the form of last week’s historic demonstration that the Middle East contains not only threats but also opportunities. Peace has...
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Sino-Iranian Ties Are Dangerous, but Will Only Go So Far
The Islamic Republic’s appeal to China is a sign that “maximum pressure” is working.
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Podcast: Amos Yadlin on the Mysterious Explosions Sowing Chaos in Iran
By Tikvah Podcast at Mosaic, Amos YadlinCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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To Protect Its Missile Arsenal from Israel, Iran Has Been Moving It to Iraq and Lebanon
Iraq is more complex, but Lebanon may prove more dangerous.
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Israel Still Has More to Fear from Iranian Nuclear Weapons Than from Hizballah
What increasing Washington-Tehran tensions mean for Jerusalem.
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Iran’s New Response to U.S. Pressure, and Its Consequences for Israel
The IDF must be ready on its own to end the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.
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Israel Risks Losing Its Ability to Deter Hamas
“Quiet for quiet” or “quiet for cash”?
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The U.S. Should Not Rejoin the Nuclear Agreement with Iran
And Washington should make clear that it is ready and willing to use force.
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The Syrian Civil War Is Coming to a Close, but Israel’s “Campaign between the Wars” Must Go On
Don’t count on Russian mediation.
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Russia May Use the Downing of a Plane to Enhance Its Position in Syria
But the IDF can handle more advanced missiles.
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Israel Should Seek More from Hamas Than a Return to the Status Quo Ante
Breaking the asymmetric strategic tie.
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Confronting Iran after the U.S. Withdrawal from the Nuclear Deal
Israel must be ready to use force if necessary.
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While the U.S. Mulls a Response to Syria, Iran Mulls a Response to Israel
When red lines converge.
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The Coming War with Hizballah and Other Thoughts from Israel’s Former Chief of Military Intelligence
Amos Yadlin is optimistic about his country’s future.
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How Israel Should Respond to the New American National Security Strategy
Cooperation is key.
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Ending the Palestinian “Internationalization” Strategy
And moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem.
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The Palestinian Authority Must Stop Rewarding Terror
And Israel must take risks to ensure that it does.
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How to Strengthen the U.S.-Israel Alliance
Collaborate against Iran and reaffirm the Sharon-Bush letter.
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Has a Golden Age of Sunni Cooperation Dawned?
By Amos YadlinBeginning in 2011 with the Arab Spring, the Middle East—as Ofir Haivry correctly observes —has undergone irreversible changes. In his judgment, these events marked “the crumbling of a century-old Sun...
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The Case for a More Active Israeli Role in Syria
Moral and strategic.
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Defending against Hamas’s Attack Tunnels
The case for preemptive action.