INSS

Without trustworthy leadership, resilience alone cannot keep Israel whole

A society can endure war; but without faith in its leadership and a steady moral compass, resilience alone cannot keep Israel whole

Israeli anti-government protesters hold placards and flags during a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv in November. Some 83% of the public say they are worried about Israel’s internal social tensions.
US Navy ships operate as a joint, multi-domain force with a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, November 13, 2025.

US may impose blockade on Iran rather than a 'kinetic attack,' expert says

 A fundamental key to the success of Israel’s air defense lies in the multilayered defense system that many countries around the world are trying to copy. Here, rockets fired by Hezbollah are intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system over the Upper Galilee last August.

After Donald Trump claimed the Iron Dome: Is it Israeli or American? - analysis

HADAS LORBER, Michael Herzog, Eyal Hulata, Pnina Sharvit Baruch, Akiva Tor, at INSS Annual International Conference, February 25, 2025

‘Israel cannot put all its eggs in one basket’: A stable alliance faces growing scrutiny in America


Hamas will continue to threaten Israel as long as it exists - ex-Mossad head

Pardo said that another option would be to try to turn a terror group into a political group, as was done in Ireland. 

 Tamir Pardo, Former Director of the Mossad attends a press conference at the protest tent of the Movement for Quality Government in Israel against the proposed changes to the legal system, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on February 2, 2023.

Israel begins to rise in military firepower rankings after a decade of decline

This is still an overall reduction in ranking over the decade, as Israel had been in 11th place 10 years ago, during which time Iran rose rapidly despite the sanctions imposed on it.

 Israeli flags are seen as tanks and armoured personnel carriers wait to be unloaded outside Kibbutz Be'eri, February 18, 2024

Arab economic advisor: Smotrich’s Arab sector budget cut will cause collapse in Bedouin councils

“We need to stop these cuts because we are not speaking about trimming the fat – there is no fat to trim. These are not extra funds."

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich, leader of the Religious Zionist Party.

Israel should seek existential defense pact with US - INSS

The INSS argues that while Saudi Arabia is requesting a defense pact from the US as part of recent talks, Israel should ask for one as well.

US SOLDIERS stand in the background next to Israeli and American flags during an exercise in Israel.

Can Iranians overthrow the Islamic Republic regime?

An estimated 70% of Iranians comprise this silent pragmatist traditionalist majority. who would need to be on board with any regime change in Iran.

 IRAN’S SUPREME Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a prayer marking the end of Ramadan, in Tehran, in April.

Israeli judicial reform will harm IDF spirit and function - INSS

In a 'strategic warning,' the INSS stressed the negative effects the judicial reform could have on a number of areas, first and foremost the country's security.

 New managing director of the INSS, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Tamir Hayman

Ex-Shin Bet chief: Security forces must listen to High Court over gov't

Cohen said that "if the directing minister or the Knesset does something and the court says it's illegal.

Former Shin Bet Chief Yoram Cohen

INSS: Israel must strike new balance in US-China CHIPS tech war

The current IDF intel official and the hi-tech deputy CEO discuss their next moves.

 The flags of the United States and China fly from a lamppost in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, US, November 1, 2021.

Internal Israeli politics could harm US ties, security interests - INSS

There are multiple negative headwinds that Israel will need to cope with in its relations with Washington going forward that could alter bipartisan support.

 The flags of Israel and the US are seen at a table during a meeting between officials from the two countries.

Israel's readiness to attack Iran's nuclear sites improved - IDF chief

“The Iranian vision to establish a second Hezbollah in Syria has been disrupted,” IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi said.

 Aviv Kohavi delivers a speech at the INSS conference, December 27, 2022.