Regional strategic environment

• The Middle East's New Battle Lines, Israel viewpoint;      Eran Etzion;   Executive Director, FSD;   May 2018

• Alone in the desert? How France can lead Europe in the Middle East;      Manuel Lafont Rapnouil;   Head of the Paris office  & Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations;   Apr 2018

• Failed Statehood: On the Causes of Upheaval and Conflict in the Middle East;      Dr.  Andreas Jacobs​  ,     Coordinator for issues related to Islam and Religious Extremism, Konrad Adenauer Foundation; BAKS Security Policy Working Paper, No. 10/2017; Mar  2017

• The West in the Middle East A Realistic Analysis and Policy Priorities for a Region With Structurally Irresolvable Problems ;      Dr.    Dan Schueftan ,    Director, National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa;    BAKS  Security Policy Working Paper, No. 25/2016;   Jun   2016

• A Post-Brexit Britain Would Double Down on Middle East Alliances;      Jane Kinninmont  ,    Deputy Head and Senior Research Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme,    Chatham House; Jun 2016

• EU Global Strategy Expert Opinion No.43 – Uzi Arad;      Prof. Uzi Arad,     Former National Security Advisor to Israel’s Prime Minister and Head of the National Security Council  ; Mar   2016

• The Crisis in Libya and the Rise of Jihadism and Migration;   Alicja Minda  & Patrycja Sasnal ,   Head of the Middle East and North Africa Project, Polish Institute  of International Affairs (PISM);  Mar 2016

• Five Challenges for European Foreign Policy in 2015;   Domhnall O’Sullivan,  GCSP Policy Paper; Mar 2015

• The Middle Eastern Balance of Power Matures;   George Friedman ,  Chairman, Stratfor; Mar 2015

• Israel and the Changing Middle East;  Amb. Prof. Itamar Rabinovich,    Distinguished Fellow at  the Saban Center for  Middle East Policy at  Brookings;  Regular participant of the  FSD; Jan 2015

• Thirty Years of Foreign Policy Pain Coming Europe’s Way; Jan Techau,  Director, Carnegie Europe; Participant Europe-Israel session, Herzliya Conference; Aug 2014

• Strategic Posture Review: Israel;   Shai Feldman,    Judith and Sidney Swartz Director, Crown Center for Middle East Studies;  Jul  2014

Countering terrorism and radicalization

• The Challenge of Jihadist Radicalization.  In Europe and Beyond;   European Policy Centre (EPC);  Mar 2017

• The Asymmetric War of ISIL - Implications for Counter-Terrorism;   Dr. Ulf Brüggemann,    Counsellor at the Federal Academy for Security Policy    (BAKS),  BAKS Security Policy Working Paper, No. 13/2017;  Mar 2017

• Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State: Objectives, Threat, Countermeasures ;     Dr. Ulf Brüggemann,    Counsellor at the Federal Academy for Security Policy    (BAKS);  Security Policy Working Paper, No. 9/2016;  Feb   2016

• Hezbollah: The Model of a Hybrid Threat;   Marcin Andrzej Piotrowski ,     Judith and Sidney Swartz Director, Crown Center for Middle East Studies;  Mar  2015

Iran:  nuclear, ballistic & regional

• Trump’s Trap: Europe, Iran, and the Future of the Nuclear Deal;   Bruno Tertais , Deputy Director, Fondation pour la recherche stratégique (FRS);  Jun    2018

• The European Union after the United States Withdrawal from the JCPOA;   Shimon Stein , Senior Research Fellow, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS); May    2018

• Europe Should Defend the Iran Deal Without Burning Bridges to the US;   Dr Robin Niblett CMG , Director, Chatham House; Thomas Gomart,  Director, Institut francais des relations internationales;  Dr Daniela Schwarzer,  Director, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik &  Nathalie Tocci,  Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali; May   2018

• What to do with Iran?;   Félix Arteaga ,  Senior Analyst, Elcano  Royal Institute ;  May   2018

• Iran’s Rising Strategic Foothold in Syria;   Stéphane Delory, Research Fellow, Fondation pour la recherche stratégique (FRS) & Can Kasapoglu, Visiting Fellow, FRS;  Jan    2018

• The Growing Risk of an Israel-Iran Confrontation in Syria;   Michael Herzog, Milton Fine International Fellow, The Washington Institute;  Dec   2017

• New Phase in Russia’s Relations with Iran: Not Only Syria, Not Only Opportunism;   Marcin Andrzej Piotrowski, Senior Analyst, Polish Institute  of International Affairs (PISM);  Dec  2015

• EU-Iran relations post-Vienna: the way forward;   Eldar Mamedov,   Political adviser in the European Parliament writing in his personal capacity    &  Amanda Paul,  Senior Policy Analyst,   European Policy Centre (EPC);  Jul  2015

• Never-ending Story: Scenarios for Further Nuclear Negotiations with Iran;   Marcin Andrzej Piotrowski, Senior Analyst, Polish Institute  of International Affairs (PISM);  Jan  2015

• Assessing Iran-P5+1 Talks as Deadline Nears;   Brig. Gen. (ret.) Michael Herzog,  International Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Member of the  FSD; Oct  2014​​

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​The Syrian conflict

• Only the US Can Prevent More Clashes Between Israel and Iran in Syria;      Dr Lina Khatib,  Head, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House;  May 2018
• Iranian forces and Shia militias in Syria;      BICOM Briefing;  Mar    2018
• Israel, Hizbollah and Iran: Preventing Another War in Syria;      Report nb 182,   Middle East and North Africa ,    Crisis Group;  Feb 2018
• Israel Draws a Redline in Syria;     Meir Javedanfar,   Lecturer, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya;  Regular participant of the  FSD;   Dec 2017
• The threat to Israel from the Syrian border;     Brig. Gen. (res.) Nitzan Nuriel  ,    Former Head of the Israeli Counterterrorism department;  Apr 2017
• Western Policy Towards Syria: Applying Lessons Learned;      Lina Khatib,   Tim Eaton,    Haid Haid,    Ibrahim Hamidi,    Bassma Kodmani,  Christopher Phillips,    Neil Quilliam   &  Lina Sinjab  ,    Middle East and North Africa Programme,    Chatham House;  Mar   2017
• Israël et la crise syrienne : Tel-Aviv face à ses « lignes rouges » ;     Elisabeth Marteu,   Associate Research Fellow, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS);  Regular participant of the  FSD;  Jan   2016
• Paris Attacks: Governance, Not Airstrikes, Will Topple ISIS in Syria;   Dr. Neil Quilliam,  Acting Head, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House; Nov 2015
• Putin's Syria Strategy;   Dmitry Adamsky,  Associate Professor, School of Government, and Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Oct 2015
• Foreign Fighters in Syria and Iraq: The Scale of the Problem and the Threat to Europe;   Kacper Rekawek,  Terrorism Analyst,  Polish Institute  of International Affairs (PISM); Oct 2014
• The End of Sykes-Picot? Reflections on the Prospects of the Arab State System;   Amb. Prof. Itamar Rabinovich,    Distinguished Fellow at  the Saban Center for  Middle East Policy at  Brookings;  Regular participant of the  FSD; Feb 2014

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Europe-Israel relations

• Eastern mediterranean energy geostrategy on proposed gas export routes;   Dr. Thrassy N. Marketos  ,     Lecturer, Masters’ on Economy, Defense and Security, University of the Peloponnese (Greece); Nov 2018
• The European Union in Turbulent Times: Challenges, Trends, and Significance for Israel;   Yotam Rosner  ,   Neubauer Research Associate, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) & Adi Kantor, Research Associate in the Europe Research Program, INSS; Jun 2018
•  To What Extent Is the European Union United? Emerging Tensions between Eastern and Western Europe;    Adi Kantor, Research Associate in the Europe Research Program, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) &  Sharon Malka;    Apr    2018
•  Germany-Israel Relations: Unique or Normal?;     Shimon Stein , Senior Research Fellow, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS);  Mar  2018
• Balancing realism and vision;   Andrea Frontini ,  Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre (EPC) &  Eran Etzion,  Director, Forum of Strategic Dialogue (FSD); May  2015
• Fifty Years of German-Israeli Diplomatic Relations;  Muriel Asseburg,  Senior Fellow, Middle East and Africa Division, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP);  Participant of the FSD;  May 2015
• Not the European Neighbourhood Policy. Some iconoclastic tips to start rethinking the EU’s relations with its neighbours;   Dr. Rosa Balfour,  Director for Europe in the World, European Policy Center (EPC);  Participant of the FSD;  Dec 2014

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

• Israeli–Palestinian Peacemaking: The Role of the Arab States;   Professor Yossi Mekelberg,  Senior Consulting Research Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme , Chatham House &     Greg Shapland, Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme , Chatham House;  Jan 2019
• Assessing the latest conflict in Gaza;   Brig. Gen. (ret.)   Michael Herzog,  Senior Visiting Fellow,  BICOM;  Dec 2018
• Better Israeli-Palestinian Relations Are Possible;  Greg Shapland,  Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme;  Jan 2018
• Judy Asks: Is the Two-State Solution Over?;  Judy Dempsey,  Nonresident Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe;  Editor in chief,  Strategic Europe;  Dec 2017
• As Trump Alights in Israel, Palestinians are Descending into Darkness;   Nathan Thrall,  Senior Analyst, Israel/Palestine, Crisis Group;  May  2017
• Diplomatic parade or last struggle against fatalism? - Making sense of the Paris ministerial meeting on the Middle East Peace Process;   Francesca Fabbri,  Junior Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre (EPC) &  Andrea Frontini , Policy Analyst, EPC;  Jun 2016
• Hamas Nears the Breaking Point;   Dr.  Benedetta Berti,  Associate Fellow, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and Zack Gold, Visiting Fellow, INSS;  Feb 2015
• From Fighting to Ceasefire in Gaza;   Brig. Gen. (ret.) Michael Herzog,  International Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Member of the  FSD;  Aug 2014
• Middle East Peace Talks at the End of the Road?;   Dr.  Muriel Asseburg,  Senior Fellow,  Middle East and Africa,  German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP); May 2014

Role of major powers in the Middle East

• Two Years of Russian Military Operations in Syria: Results and Prospects;   Anna Maria Dyner ,   Head of the Eastern Europe Programme at the Polish Institute of International Affairs  (PISM); October 2017

• Israeli-Russian Relations in the Context of the Syrian Civil War ;   Michał Wojnarowicz ,   Israel analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs  (PISM); May 2017

• Quelle sera la politique étrangère du président Trump ? ;   Dr. Bruno Tertrais,   Deputy Director,   Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS); Member of the  FSD ;  Nov 2016

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Defense and military issues

• Transforming Israel's Security Establishment;   Col.  Alon Paz,  Former Visiting Military Fellow, The Washington Institute (2014); Oct 2015

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