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Israeli Options for Direct Attacks on Iranian Nuclear Sites
RUSI Defence Systems, 23 February 2021
Ehud Eilam
The Israeli government sees Iran’s nuclear programme as an existential threat. The Biden administration is attempting to re-open negotiations, but if these fail and Iran tries to produce a nuclear weapon then Israel might attempt to bomb Iranian nuclear sites. US supplies of new bombs and the B-52 bomber would be critical to any prospects of success.
Tags: Iran, Israel
Key Middle East Influencers on US Iran Policy and the Implications for the UK
Commentary, 16 December 2020
Sanam Vakil
Israel, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iraq will be looking to influence the Biden administration’s Iran policy. Maintaining access to and engagement with these influencers will be important for the UK’s regional ties.
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iranian Nuclear Pathways, United States, Iran, Iraq, UK, Israel
The Limits of European Power? The Abraham Accords, Their Halting of Israel’s Annexation Plans and the European Response
Commentary, 24 September 2020
Juliana Suess
The agreement between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain has created some diplomatic respite which the Europeans may be able to use to revive discussions about the fate of a future Palestinian state.
Tags: United States, Unpacking the MENA, Israel
Israel and the Gulf States: Normalisation and Lingering Challenges
Commentary, 15 September 2020
Michael Stephens
The normalisation of Israel’s relations with the UAE and Bahrain is significant, but incomplete without addressing Israel’s relationship with Saudi Arabia.
Tags: Unpacking the MENA, Israel
Europe and the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Middle East
Commentary, 6 April 2020
Tobias Borck
The pandemic preoccupies Europe. But the continent should not lose sight of potential new crises in the Middle East.
Tags: Egypt, Iran, The Gulf Region, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Israel, Middle East and North Africa
""It’s election season, a lot can get said and he doesn’t lose anything. He’s not under pressure from the U.S. It’s a very permissive administration,” said Michael Stephens, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, a London-based think tank. “It’s good a regional climate as well as a lot of gulf Arabs are distracted with instability within themselves or Iran or Yemen. They don’t really have the energy to dedicate toward the Palestinian issue, especially if it hurts their relationship with the U.S.,” he added. "
Emboldened by Trump, an embattled Netanyahu pledges radical annexation move
In The News, 11 September 2019 Tags: RUSI International, Israel, Middle East and North AfricaPages

Key Middle East Influencers on US Iran Policy and the Implications for the UK
Commentary, 16 December 2020Sanam Vakil
Israel, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iraq will be looking to influence the Biden administration’s Iran policy. Maintaining access to and engagement with these influencers will be important for the UK’s regional ties.
Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iranian Nuclear Pathways, United States, Iran, Iraq, UK, Israel
The Limits of European Power? The Abraham Accords, Their Halting of Israel’s Annexation Plans and the European Response
Commentary, 24 September 2020Juliana Suess
The agreement between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain has created some diplomatic respite which the Europeans may be able to use to revive discussions about the fate of a future Palestinian state.
United States, Unpacking the MENA, Israel
Israel and the Gulf States: Normalisation and Lingering Challenges
Commentary, 15 September 2020Michael Stephens
The normalisation of Israel’s relations with the UAE and Bahrain is significant, but incomplete without addressing Israel’s relationship with Saudi Arabia.
Unpacking the MENA, Israel
Europe and the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Middle East
Commentary, 6 April 2020Tobias Borck
The pandemic preoccupies Europe. But the continent should not lose sight of potential new crises in the Middle East.
Egypt, Iran, The Gulf Region, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Israel, Middle East and North Africa
WhatsApp Hack Calls into Question Government Use of Commercial Spyware
Commentary, 17 June 2019Sneha Dawda and Alexander Babuta
As government use of commercial spyware becomes increasingly commonplace, stronger checks and balances will be needed to ensure software providers are acting in the public interest.
Cyber, Future UK Cyber Security Strategy Project, Organised Crime and Policing, Israel, Information, Intelligence, TechnologyPages

Israeli Options for Direct Attacks on Iranian Nuclear Sites
RUSI Defence Systems, 23 February 2021Ehud Eilam
The Israeli government sees Iran’s nuclear programme as an existential threat. The Biden administration is attempting to re-open negotiations, but if these fail and Iran tries to produce a nuclear...
Iran, RUSI Defence Systems, Israel
Retired Generals in Israeli Politics: Concerning Backstep or Status Quo?
RUSI Newsbrief, 8 August 2019Ian Westerman
Concern over the political rise of former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz is misplaced. The military’s role in Israeli politics has always served to reinforce democratic values, not erode them.
Civil–Military Relations, RUSI Newsbrief, Israel, Global Security Issues
Israel’s World is Shrinking: How the Iran–Russia Axis is Gaining Ground
RUSI Newsbrief, 18 April 2019Kyle Orton
Israeli opinion generally regards the country’s efforts to contain Iran, especially in Syria, as having been successful. In fact, the trendline runs the other way: Iran is constraining Israel,...
Iran, RUSI Newsbrief, Russia, Syria, Israel, Global Security Issues
Fifty Years since the Six-Day War: How the Middle East Has Changed
RUSI Journal, 9 August 2017Asher Susser
Israel is now in a much stronger position than it was in 1967.
RUSI Journal, Israel, History, Middle East and North Africa
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the Israel Defense Forces: A Precursor to a Military Robotic Revolution?
RUSI Journal, 29 April 2015Tamir Libel and Emily Boulter
The IDF’s increasing dependence on UAVs has ensured Israel’s technological superiority over its Arab neighbours, but is unlikely to be extended across the Israeli military
Aerospace, RUSI Journal, Israel, Middle East and North AfricaPages

Roundtable: The State of Turkish-Israeli Relations
Events, 26 April 2018A round table discussion on Turkish-Israeli relations and their impact on the region.
RUSI International, Israel, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
""It’s election season, a lot can get said and he doesn’t lose anything. He’s not under pressure from the U.S. It’s a very permissive administration,” said Michael Stephens, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, a London-based think tank. “It’s good a regional climate as well as a lot of gulf Arabs are distracted with instability within themselves or Iran or Yemen. They don’t really have the energy to dedicate toward the Palestinian issue, especially if it hurts their relationship with the U.S.,” he added."
Emboldened by Trump, an embattled Netanyahu pledges radical annexation move
In The News, 11 September 2019 Tags: RUSI International, Israel, Middle East and North Africa
""I think [Moscow] has much less influence over Iran than the Russians would like us to believe," he said. "So I believe this deal that this touted is much more in theory than in practice.""
Israeli official flies to Russia amid reports of deal on Iran's role in Syria
In The News, 30 May 2018 Tags: RUSI International, Iran, Russia, Israel, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
"The very genuine and real problem of a lack of Palestinian leadership and the appalling conduct of the Hamas organisation were taken as clubs with which to beat Palestinians en masse over the head. Such critiques forget that it is Palestinians themselves who already suffer from the lack of genuine leadership and it is Palestinians themselves who suffer from Hamas more than anyone else."
Gaza: the choice of life in an open-air prison or being shot is no choice
In The News, 23 May 2018 Tags: Israel, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
"Israel’s defenders will point out the cynicism of Hamas, an appalling group that operates in Gaza and undoubtedly had a hand in supporting the protests – but it isn’t Hamas who is shooting unarmed Palestinians. "
To Arabs, Jerusalem represents the symbolic denial of freedom
In The News, 16 May 2018 Tags: Israel
The Budding Alliance Between Lockdown Critics and the Far-Right in Germany
FCAS: Is the Franco-German-Spanish Combat Air Programme Really in Trouble?
Getting the Partnership Right