Institute for National Security Studies

June 15, 2025 | |

Israel’s Mossad Smuggled Drone Parts Ahead of ‘Operation Rising Lion’

Latest Developments Mossad’s Drone Buildup: Ahead of its strikes on Iran, Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency reportedly spent months smuggling parts into Iran for the construction of hundreds...

November 30, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Syrian regime may lose Aleppo due to Iran’s failures

Up until several days ago, the Syrian regime believed its backers in Moscow and Tehran could keep it safe.

October 26, 2024 | David Rader, Bryce Mitchell

The time is right for Israel to question the nature of Beijing’s Middle East agenda

This Sino-Israeli diplomatic nadir offers an opportunity for Israel to reassess the merits of diplomatic and economic cooperation with Beijing.

June 14, 2024 | Bradley Bowman, Cameron McMillan

The grave consequences of the UN’s failure in Lebanon

In a significant escalation, Hezbollah pummeled northern Israel on Wednesday with more than 200 rockets in the terror group’s largest single-day attack since the start of...

April 24, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Be skeptical of reports of Iran ‘withdrawing’ from Syria

The fact is that these kinds of reports have been floated in the past.

April 8, 2024 | Haisam Hassanein, Dr. Ofir Winter

After 45 Years: The Impact of the Gaza War on the Israel–Egypt Peace Accord

On the 45th anniversary of their peace agreement and against the backdrop of the protracted war in Gaza, relations between Israel and Egypt are being severely tested. How do the anchors of peace help both countries get through this challenging period, and what must they do to emerge from it stronger?

March 7, 2024 | |

Cairo Truce Talks Falter as Hamas Stalls

The latest round of Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks ended fruitlessly on March 7, with Hamas failing to provide details on hostages it holds in Gaza. The Palestinian terrorist group...

February 26, 2024 | David Daoud |

Breaking down Hezbollah’s rocket strategy: the Short-Range Threat

Hezbollah entered the 2006 war against Israel with an arsenal of 14,000 projectiles – a mixture of rockets and missiles of various ranges. By the end of the 34-day conflict, Hezbollah had lost approximately...

February 8, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

As Israel aims for more ‘focused’ operations in Gaza, key questions remain for endgame

“I think there is a danger this could end up being just another big round” of fighting, Chuck Freilich, a former Israeli deputy national security advisor, told Breaking Defense.

December 2, 2023 | Emanuele Ottolenghi, Danny Citrinowicz

Latin America’s Hezbollah Problem

Hezbollah's presence in the region merits swift recognition and action.

November 7, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran seeks ‘single front’ against US and Israel from Syria-Iraq – analysis

Iran now harnesses militias in Iraq and Syria and, alongside the Houthis in Yemen and Hezbollah in Lebanon, carries out a series of increasing threats against the US and Israel.

October 23, 2023 | |

120,000 Israelis Evacuated Amid Hamas, Hezbollah Threats to Israel

Israel evacuated 14 more northern border communities over the weekend amid increased Hezbollah threats from Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel’s National Emergency...

April 17, 2023 | Jacob Nagel, Jonathan Schanzer

Halevi’s Horizon: What Awaits the New Israeli Defense Chief of Staff

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi leads the IDF in a time of complex security challenges, including threats posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran

February 15, 2023 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Arsenal

Assessing the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program

March 20, 2022 | Jacob Nagel, Meir Ben-Shabbat

Dropping IRGC from blacklist would be boon for terrorism

When Former US President Donald Trump designated Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group, the White House explained that this move recognized a reality in which Tehran not only funds terrorism but actively participates in it and uses the organization to advance its political goals.

March 14, 2022 | Jacob Nagel, Meir Ben-Shabbat

A chance for a ‘longer and stronger’ deal, rather than a contract of capitulation

The halt to the Vienna nuclear talks due to Russia's demand that sanctions on it exclude trade with Iran, have led to a watershed moment to expose the dangers of the deal.

March 9, 2022 | Jonathan Schanzer, Shira Efron, Martijn Rasser, Alice Hickson

Aligning U.S.-Israeli Cooperation on Technology Issues and China

Executive Summary The United States and Israel have a long history of working together as close allies. Theirs is a relationship based on common values and security interests. In recent years, the alliance’s...

August 19, 2020 | Jacob Nagel |

The 2016 MOU on U.S. Defense Aid to Israel

Perspective of the Chief Israeli Negotiator, Four Years On

October 17, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

IAEA Mum On Iran’s Illicit Nuclear Activities In Germany

Material in a batch of German intelligence documents on Tehran’s illegal nuclear conduct in the federal republic as late as 2018 necessitate “confronting Iran with the intelligence and asking hard questions,”...

October 5, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German intelligence reports on Iran’s illicit nuclear activities met with silence from European powers

Serious questions have emerged about the International Atomic Energy Agency’s and the European powers’ silence regarding a series of German intelligence reports documenting the Iranian regime’s...