The BESA Center News Bulletin October 2010

Including a roundtable discussion on US-Israel relations,
two new books, and 15 additional new publications.

Perspectives Paper No. 124, December 2, 2010
Halt Nuclear Iran
By Prof. Efraim Inbar

Perspectives Paper No. 125, January 13, 2011
Lieberman and the Naked Emperor
By Prof. Efraim Inbar

Perspectives Paper No. 126, February 3, 2011
The Need for Minds over Hearts in the Egyptian Crisis
By Prof. Hillel Frisch

Perspectives Paper No. 127, February 6, 2011
Regional Ramifications of Unrest in Egypt
By Prof. Efraim Inbar

Perspectives Paper No. 129, February 13, 2011
Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi: A Balance Sheet
By Prof. Avi Kober

Perspectives Paper No. 130, February 20, 2011
It’s Iran, not Israel, Stupid
By David M. Weinberg

Perspectives Paper No. 131, February 21, 2011
The Plagues of Egypt
By Dr. Mordechai Kedar

Eurasian Energy and Israel’s Choices
By Ariel Cohen and Kevin DeCorla-Souza
February 2011

Perspectives Paper No. 133, March 16, 2011
Egypt’s Classic Strategic Triangle
By Dr. Max Singer

Perspectives Paper No. 134, March 23, 2011
Covert Action for Toppling the Gaddafi Regime
By Dr. Shlomo Shpiro

Perspectives Paper No. 135, April 4, 2011
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and “the Day of Rage” that Wasn’t
By Dr. Joshua Teitelbaum

Perspectives Paper No. 136, April 14, 2011
The Delusion of Peace Initiatives
By Prof. Efraim Inbar

Perspectives Paper No. 137, May 4, 2011
The Alawites and Israel
By Prof. John Myhill

Perspectives Paper No. 138, May 12, 2011
Hamas and Fatah:
A Temporary Marriage of Convenience
By Dr. Mordechai Kedar

Perspectives Paper No. 140, May 23, 2011
Saudi Arabia, Iran and America in the Wake of the Arab Spring
By Dr. Joshua Teitelbaum

Perspectives Paper No. 141, May 23, 2011
The Obama Doctrine for the Middle East and its Consequences
By Dr. Jonathan Rynhold

Perspectives Paper No. 142, May 29, 2011
Towards Responsible Sovereignty
By Dr. Amichai Magen

Perspectives Paper No. 143, May 30, 2011
Netanyahu Turns Centrist and Triumphs
By Prof. Efraim Inbar

Perspectives Paper No. 144, June 12, 2011
Gulf Monarchies Confront the “Arab Spring’”
By Dr. Joshua Teitelbaum

Perspectives Paper No. 145, June 19, 2011
Halting the Egyptian Drift
By Jagdish N. Singh

New BESA Colloquia on Strategy and Diplomacy
Women and Israeli National Security (Hebrew)
June 2011

Perspectives Paper No. 146, July 14, 2011
Get Tough with Turkey
By Prof. Efraim Inbar

Perspectives Paper No. 147, July 17, 2011
Empty Words: Saudi Blustering and US-Saudi Realities
By Dr. Joshua Teitelbaum

The BESA Center News Bulletin September 2011

Including Generals Galant and Gantz Keynote BESA Center Conferences
and 30 additional new publications.

Symposium: Monday, September 12, 2011, 16:00
The Threat of Agro-Terrorism
Senate Hall, Feldman Building (301), Bar-Ilan University

Perspectives Paper No. 148, August 23, 2011
After September Comes October
By Prof. Efraim Inbar

Perspectives Paper No. 149, September 13, 2011
Needed: A Leader in the White House
By Prof. Eytan Gilboa

Perspectives Paper No. 150, October 9, 2011
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back:
Women's Suffrage in Saudi Arabia
By Dr. Joshua Teitelbaum

Perspectives Paper No. 151, October 24, 2011
Iron Dome in Action: A Preliminary Evaluation
By Uzi Rubin

יום ראשון, ט"ז בחשוון, תשע"ב, 13 בנובמבר 2011 - בשעה 17:30
מערכת ההגנה האקטיבית כיפת ברזל בפעולה: הערכה ראשונית
מר עוזי רובין (לשעבר מנהל תכנית ה"חץ")
חדר הסמינרים של מרכז בס"א, בניין פיסיקה (203), חדר 131
אוניברסיטת בר-אילן

Perspectives Paper No. 152, October 27, 2011
Why the Schalit Decision Makes Military Sense
By Prof. Stuart A. Cohen

Perspectives Paper No. 153, November 1, 20111
Saudi Succession and Stability
By Dr. Joshua Teitelbaum

Symposium: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 16:00
Greece and Israel in a Changing Region
Senate Hall, Feldman Conference Center, Building 301, Bar-Ilan University

Perspectives Paper No. 154, November 10, 20111
The IAEA Report on Tehran’s Nuclear Program:
It's Time to Hit Iran
By Prof. Efraim Inbar

Perspectives Paper No. 155, November 16, 20111
Egypt’s Constitutional Crisis:
The Military versus the Islamists
By Prof. Hillel Frisch

Perspectives Paper No. 156, November 24, 2011
The Threats in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
By Prof. Efraim Inbar

New Mideast Security and Policy Studies:
The Missile Threat from Gaza: From Nuisance to Strategic Threat
December 2011
By Uzi Rubin

New Mideast Security and Policy Studies:
Strategic and Economic Roles of Defense Industries in Israel
December 2011
By Yaacov Lifshitz

Conference: Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 16:00
Counterinsurgency: Past, Present and Future
Senate Hall, Feldman Building (301), Bar-Ilan University

Perspectives Paper No. 157, December 20, 2011
Palestinians: Invented People
By Prof. Michael Curtis

Perspectives Paper No. 158, January 5, 2012
The Palestinians are Part of the Old Arab Order
By Prof. Hillel Frisch

New Mideast Security and Policy Studies:
Indo-Israeli Defense Cooperation in the Twenty-First Century
January 2012
By Efraim Inbar and Alvite Singh Ningthoujam

New Mideast Security and Policy Studies:
The Israeli-Palestinian Water Conflict: An Israeli Perspective
January 2012
By Haim Gvirtzman

Perspectives Paper No. 161, January 25, 2012
Missile Warfare: A Realistic Assessment
By Haim Rosenberg

Perspectives Paper No. 162, February 1, 2012
The Amman Talks: Another Exercise in Futile Diplomacy
By Prof. Efraim Inbar

Perspectives Paper No. 163, February 8, 2012
Might the Turkish Military Intervene in Syria?
By Dr. Can Kasapoğlu