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The first and primary one is identifying opportunities and risks for Israel in both the Mediterranean arena and global setting. The IPS strives to characterize geostrategic and geopolitical trends shaping the Middle East, including the involvement of superpowers and key regional players. Special emphasis is placed on identifying dynamic regional shifts that elevate the threat posed by Iran, alongside the development of new strategic relationships between Israel and the Arab states. In this context, the IPS also discusses the strategic implications of the deadlock in negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.

The second focus area is Israel's national resilience as a foundation for national security. In this area, the IPS seeks to promote an understanding of the risks resulting from the destabilization of liberal democracy and gatekeepers in Israel, alongside demographic processes that are reshaping Israeli society. It also aims to show that domestic weakness negatively impacts on Israel's ability to cope with internal as well as external crises.

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- The principal threat posed by Iran and its radical axis.

- The Israeli-Palestinian Relationship.

- The new era in Israel's relationships with the Arab-Sunni bloc.

- Russia as a dominant power in the Middle East: Challenges and opportunities for Israel.

- Israel's strategic relationships with the United States.

- Societal resilience as a key building-block of Israel's national security.

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The Herzliya Conference organized by the Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), is Israel's foremost annual global policy gathering. The Summit is bringing together the highest-ranking Israeli and international participants in government, business, and the academia to address pressing national, regional, and global issues. The insights and recommendations from the conference sessions are presented to decision-makers in the various governmental systems, as well as to the public at large.

Traditionally officiated by the President of the State of Israel, the Conference has welcomed many notable participants from abroad, including presidents, prime ministers, and senior government officials, among them: Jimmy Carter, Tony Blair, Antony John Blinken, Nicolas Sarkozy, Condoleezza Rice, Henry Kissinger, Prince Hassan bin Tallal, Governor Mike Huckabee, John C. Rood, H.E. Annalena Baerbock, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, served as the Minister of Defence of Germany; Adm. (ret.) Evangelos Apostolakis, served as Minister of National Defence of Greece; Marillyn A. Hewson, served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed Martin, and many others distinguished speakers.

Nearly 2,000 participants from Israel and abroad attend the conference each year, which also receives wide coverage in the media as well as on various social media platforms.

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Major General (res.) Professor Amos Gilead, former Director of Policy and Political-Military Affairs at the Ministry of Defense. As part of his 30-year-long military service in the IDF, Gilead held various senior positions, such as Chief of the Intelligence Research and Analysis Division, IDF Spokesperson, Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), Military Secretary (Aide de Camp) to Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Yitzhak Rabin, and Head of the National Public Diplomacy Directorate.

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- A series of position and policy papers - including a multidimensional analysis of core issues of national security and resilience as well as the interactions between them. Rerad more >

- The Situation Report Podcast - The threat posed by Iran, relations with the U.S., Palestinian arena, ties with the Arab states, domestic arena, and Israel’s national resilience: How do the various parameters composing its security tapestry affect the State of Israel? What is the integrative situation report, and which strategic insights and key recommendations emerge from it? Situation Report focuses on these very issues, while identifying opportunities and risks for Israel in the domestic, Middle Eastern, and global arenas. Listen >

- IPS in the media - IPS researchers make regular appearances on leading Israeli and international media outlets. Read more >

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The Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS) operates under Reichman University’s academic auspices, holding seminars, special discussion platforms, think tanks, simulations, briefings, as well as the annual Herzliya Conference series. Together, these gatherings form a central arena for in-depth discussions of the challenges posed to Israel in particular, and the entire Middle East in general. Its activities are performed by a small team of permanent scholars alongside a team of research fellows in collaboration with researchers and research institutes in Israel and worldwide.

IPS Confrences and Events >

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The Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS) offers students from the Lauder School of Government the opportunity to integrate into it as part of an internship, allowing them to deepen their knowledge and hone their analysis skills in the areas focused on by the institute.

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