The Broader Middle East: Macro-Regional Strategic Risk Assessment

In the coming decade, the ever-turbulent “arc of instability” spanning across the Broader Middle East is expected to pose substantial, complex and intricate challenges to international security and the global marketplace. While Israel is at the forefront of these unprecedented strategic threats and risks, if not efficiently dealt with, they are most likely to daunt the global and regional agenda for years to come. (more…)

The Focal Point on Israel’s Foreign Affairs and International Relations

Working with government agencies, international organizations, think-tanks and prominent individuals from Israel and around the world, the Institute seeks toadvance Israel’s foreign relations and international standing and to promote an informed debated on Israel’s foreign policy catalyzing the formation of a smart power-based grand strategy for Israel.(more…)

Cutting-Edge Methodologies for National and Foreign Policy Security

The IPS Methodology Program consists of a series of path-breaking and unique approaches developed by the IPS to allow for a comparative assessment of national security and foreign relations, and amount to the equivalent of a national “stock-taking.” The indices are released each year at the Herzliya Conference serving as a base for the ensuing discussions and debates. (more…)

National Resilience

The formidable challenges facing Israel on the global and regional scene only serve to underwrite the essential and urgent need to attend to critical issues on the domestic national agenda. Israel's capacity to pursue its national interests and enhance its international influence extensively depends on policies applied at home. The relationship between the domestic agenda and the pursuit of national interests is straightforward. The growing societal inequality and rate of poverty pose a threat to the resilience of the society, which is exceptionally critical as the homefront is one of the main targets of Israel's enemies. (more…)

Jewish Peoplehood

The Institute for Policy and Strategy dedicates research to the subject of Jewish Peoplehood and the relationship between Israel and the Jewish Diaspora. Successive generations of Diaspora Jews, particularly in the West, have been affected by a totally different global political culture which does not necessarily positively reflect upon Israel. Raised in liberal democracies that defend minority rights, a growing number of Jewish leaders, and even more so young Jews worldwide, find it increasingly difficult to unconditionally defend Israel's policies without their critical notes being registered. (more...)