Articles, Reports, Memos & Briefings
" Life after the Caliphate: Human Security Challenges in Syria and Iraq," Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, June 2020.
"NATO after 2014: Adapting to a new Reality" in Multilateralism is Dead! Long Live Multilateralism, Korber Stiftung and Munich Security Conference, 2019 (with A.M Dowd, J. Golby and D. Jankowski).
"Two Ages of NATO Efforts to Project Stability – Change and Continuity," in Projecting Stability: Elixir or Snake Oil?, NATO Defence College, 2018. ( with Ruben-Erik Diaz-Plaja).
"The Crisis of the Gaza Strip: A Way Out," INSS, 2018 (edited with Anat Kurz and Udi Dekel).
"Hamas and Governance in Gaza," in The Crisis of the Gaza Strip: A Way Out, INSS, 2018 (with Anat Kurz).
"Human Security and Humanitarian Trends in Gaza: Looking at the Past Decade," in The Crisis of the Gaza Strip: A Way Out, INSS, 2018 (with Elizabeth Tsurkov).
"Power Beyond the State. Non-State Actors in the Broader Southern Mediterranean," Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, December 2016. (with Cornelius Adebahr, Mohamed Eljarh, Kristina Kausch)
"Lebanon and the Rise of the Islamic State," in Yoram Schweitzer, ed. "The Islamic State: How Viable is it?" INSS, January 2016.
"NATO after 2014: Adapting to a new Reality" in Multilateralism is Dead! Long Live Multilateralism, Korber Stiftung and Munich Security Conference, 2019 (with A.M Dowd, J. Golby and D. Jankowski).
"Two Ages of NATO Efforts to Project Stability – Change and Continuity," in Projecting Stability: Elixir or Snake Oil?, NATO Defence College, 2018. ( with Ruben-Erik Diaz-Plaja).
"The Crisis of the Gaza Strip: A Way Out," INSS, 2018 (edited with Anat Kurz and Udi Dekel).
"Hamas and Governance in Gaza," in The Crisis of the Gaza Strip: A Way Out, INSS, 2018 (with Anat Kurz).
"Human Security and Humanitarian Trends in Gaza: Looking at the Past Decade," in The Crisis of the Gaza Strip: A Way Out, INSS, 2018 (with Elizabeth Tsurkov).
"Power Beyond the State. Non-State Actors in the Broader Southern Mediterranean," Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, December 2016. (with Cornelius Adebahr, Mohamed Eljarh, Kristina Kausch)
"Lebanon and the Rise of the Islamic State," in Yoram Schweitzer, ed. "The Islamic State: How Viable is it?" INSS, January 2016.
"Composizione e scomposizione dello scenario regionale," Il Ponte 11-12 (November-December 2015)
""Generation War”: Syria’s Children Caught between Internal Conflict and the Rise of the Islamic State," Strategic Assessment, October 2015 (with Axel Bea Osete).
"The Evolving Role of Hamas: Recasting Labels?" ORIENT III (2015)
"THE ROLE OF INTRA-GROUP CONSENSUS-BUILDING IN DISARMING MILITANT GROUPS IN NORTHERN IRELAND," Journal of Mediation & Applied Conflict Analysis, spring 2015 (with Ariel Heifetz Knobel and Gary Mason)
"Seeking stability: Israel’s approach to the Middle East and North Africa," FRIDE, Policy Brief 198, March 2015.
"The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Regional and Human Security Implications,"Strategic Assessment, Volume 17, No. 4, January 2015.
""Generation War”: Syria’s Children Caught between Internal Conflict and the Rise of the Islamic State," Strategic Assessment, October 2015 (with Axel Bea Osete).
"The Evolving Role of Hamas: Recasting Labels?" ORIENT III (2015)
"THE ROLE OF INTRA-GROUP CONSENSUS-BUILDING IN DISARMING MILITANT GROUPS IN NORTHERN IRELAND," Journal of Mediation & Applied Conflict Analysis, spring 2015 (with Ariel Heifetz Knobel and Gary Mason)
"Seeking stability: Israel’s approach to the Middle East and North Africa," FRIDE, Policy Brief 198, March 2015.
"The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Regional and Human Security Implications,"Strategic Assessment, Volume 17, No. 4, January 2015.
"Hizbollah and the Next War with Israel: Experience from Syria and Gaza," Strategic Assessment, Volume 17, No. 3, 2014 (with Y. Schweitzer)
"Weathering the "Spring" Israel's Evolving Assessments and Policies in the Changing Middle East," in "The new Middle East (dis)order: regional players and stakes," ISPI, Instituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, November 12, 2014.
"Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Policy on Iran and the Proxy War in Syria: Toward a New Chapter?" Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs, VIII:3 (2014). (with Yoel Guzansky)
"Lebanon and the United Nations Special Tribunal: Between (Un)Accountability and (In)Stability?" INSS Strategic Assesment, Volume 17, No. 1, June 2014 (with David Lee)
"Beyond Sectarianism: Geopolitics, Fragmentation, and the Syrian Civil War," INSS Strategic Assessment, Volume 16, No. 4, January 2014 (with Jonathan Paris)
"Weathering the "Spring" Israel's Evolving Assessments and Policies in the Changing Middle East," in "The new Middle East (dis)order: regional players and stakes," ISPI, Instituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, November 12, 2014.
"Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Policy on Iran and the Proxy War in Syria: Toward a New Chapter?" Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs, VIII:3 (2014). (with Yoel Guzansky)
"Lebanon and the United Nations Special Tribunal: Between (Un)Accountability and (In)Stability?" INSS Strategic Assesment, Volume 17, No. 1, June 2014 (with David Lee)
"Beyond Sectarianism: Geopolitics, Fragmentation, and the Syrian Civil War," INSS Strategic Assessment, Volume 16, No. 4, January 2014 (with Jonathan Paris)
"The Hamas Predicament: Organizational Challenges in a Volatile Environment," INSS Strategic Assessment, Volume 16, No. 3, October 2013 (with Dr. Anat Kurz)
"Hizbollah in Syria: Losing the Balance between "National Resistance" and Sectarian Interests?"INSS Strategic Assessment 16:2, August 2013 (with Yoram Schweitzer)
"Converts to Missionaries: Central and Eastern European Democracy Assistance in the Arab World," Paper, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, July 30, 2013, (with Dr. Kristina Mikulova)
"The Arab Awakening and the “Cascade” of Failing States: Dealing with Post-Revolutionary Stabilization Challenges,"Harvard Journal of Middle Eastern Politics and Policy (JMEPP), Volume 2 (Spring 2013) (with Yoel Guzansky).
"Regional Proliferation and the "Arab Spring"—a look at Biological and Chemical Weapons in Libya and Syria" INSS Strategic Assessment 15:4, January 2013 (with Dudu Friedman)
"Hizbollah in Syria: Losing the Balance between "National Resistance" and Sectarian Interests?"INSS Strategic Assessment 16:2, August 2013 (with Yoram Schweitzer)
"Converts to Missionaries: Central and Eastern European Democracy Assistance in the Arab World," Paper, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, July 30, 2013, (with Dr. Kristina Mikulova)
"The Arab Awakening and the “Cascade” of Failing States: Dealing with Post-Revolutionary Stabilization Challenges,"Harvard Journal of Middle Eastern Politics and Policy (JMEPP), Volume 2 (Spring 2013) (with Yoel Guzansky).
"Regional Proliferation and the "Arab Spring"—a look at Biological and Chemical Weapons in Libya and Syria" INSS Strategic Assessment 15:4, January 2013 (with Dudu Friedman)
"Institutional Transformations of Hamas and Hezbollah: Current status and Implications for Israel," INSS Strategic Assessment 15, no. 3 (October 2012) (with Anat Kurz and Marcel Konrad).
"The Arab 'Awakening' and the Rise of Political Islam," INSS 2012 Strategic Survey for Israel.
"The Syrian Crisis and the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry" Foreign Policy Research Institute E-Notes, October 2012 (with Yoel Guzansky).
"Hizbullah, Hamas, and the “Arab Spring—Weathering the Regional Storm?" Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs, VI: 3 (September 2012)
"Reframing Interests and Policies in the Middle East: Lessons from the Arab Spring," E-International Relations, July 22, 2012 (with Yoel Guzansky).
"The Turmoil in Syria: What Lies Ahead," INSS Strategic Assessment, Volume 15, No. 1, April 2012
Lessons Learned and Forgotten: How the Western Balkans Experience Could Help Libya, Center for Civil-Military Relations, the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, March 31, 2012, with Jelena Petrovic, Gonca Noyan, and Hristiana Grozdanova
"Lebanon in the Midst of the “Arab Spring”: Plus Ça Change…" EUROMESCO Policy Brief 81 (March 2012).
"Hizb Allah’s Counterintelligence War," Combating Terrorism Center (CTS) Sentinel, United States Military Academy at West Point, volume 5, issue 2 (February 2012)
"The Arab 'Awakening' and the Rise of Political Islam," INSS 2012 Strategic Survey for Israel.
"The Syrian Crisis and the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry" Foreign Policy Research Institute E-Notes, October 2012 (with Yoel Guzansky).
"Hizbullah, Hamas, and the “Arab Spring—Weathering the Regional Storm?" Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs, VI: 3 (September 2012)
"Reframing Interests and Policies in the Middle East: Lessons from the Arab Spring," E-International Relations, July 22, 2012 (with Yoel Guzansky).
"The Turmoil in Syria: What Lies Ahead," INSS Strategic Assessment, Volume 15, No. 1, April 2012
Lessons Learned and Forgotten: How the Western Balkans Experience Could Help Libya, Center for Civil-Military Relations, the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, March 31, 2012, with Jelena Petrovic, Gonca Noyan, and Hristiana Grozdanova
"Lebanon in the Midst of the “Arab Spring”: Plus Ça Change…" EUROMESCO Policy Brief 81 (March 2012).
"Hizb Allah’s Counterintelligence War," Combating Terrorism Center (CTS) Sentinel, United States Military Academy at West Point, volume 5, issue 2 (February 2012)
"Can Hezbollah Cope With A Changing Middle East?" Foreign Policy Research Institute, November 2011.
"Hezbollah On Trial: Lebanese Reactions to the UN Special Tribunal's Indictments," Foreign Policy Research Institute, August 2011
"Hamas' Internal Challenge: The Political and Ideological Impact of Violent Salafist Groups in Gaza," Strategic Assessment, Volume 14, No. 2, July 2011.
"Hizb Allah's Position on the Arab Spring," Combating Terrorism Center (CTS) Sentinel, United States Military Academy at West Point, volume 4, Issue 6 (June 2011).
"Peace vs. Justice in Lebanon: The Domestic and Regional Implications of the UN Special Tribunal," Strategic Assessment Volume 13, No. 4, January 2011.
"Hezbollah On Trial: Lebanese Reactions to the UN Special Tribunal's Indictments," Foreign Policy Research Institute, August 2011
"Hamas' Internal Challenge: The Political and Ideological Impact of Violent Salafist Groups in Gaza," Strategic Assessment, Volume 14, No. 2, July 2011.
"Hizb Allah's Position on the Arab Spring," Combating Terrorism Center (CTS) Sentinel, United States Military Academy at West Point, volume 4, Issue 6 (June 2011).
"Peace vs. Justice in Lebanon: The Domestic and Regional Implications of the UN Special Tribunal," Strategic Assessment Volume 13, No. 4, January 2011.
"Salafist-Jihadist Activism in Gaza: Mapping the Threat,” Combating Terrorism Center (CTS) Sentinel, United States Military Academy at West Point, volume 3, Issue 5 (May 2010).
“The Hezbollah Manifesto: Business as Usual for Israel?” Middle East Political and Economic Institute (MEPEI), March 30, 2010.
"The "Rebirth" of Hizbollah: Analyzing the 2009 Manifesto," Strategic Assessment, Volume 12, No. 4, February 2010.
“The Hezbollah Manifesto: Business as Usual for Israel?” Middle East Political and Economic Institute (MEPEI), March 30, 2010.
"The "Rebirth" of Hizbollah: Analyzing the 2009 Manifesto," Strategic Assessment, Volume 12, No. 4, February 2010.
“Hizb Allah’s Domestic Containment and Regional Expansion Strategies,” Combating Terrorism Center (CTS) Sentinel, United States Military Academy at West Point, volume 2, Issue 11 (November 2009).
“Lebanon in the aftermath of the June 2009 elections: Facing the National-Unity Government Challenge,” The MidEast Peace Pulse, August 3, 2009.
"The Lebanese Parliamentary Elections: Back to the Future?" Strategic Assessment Vol. 12, No. 2, August 2009.
“Electoral Reform in Lebanon,” Mideast Monitor Online, July-August 2009.
“Lebanon: Political Tensions Heighten as the Parliamentary Elections Approach,” The MidEast Peace Pulse, June 1, 2009.
“The Israeli Citizenship Model: The Role of Pluralism and Particularism In Drawing the Boundaries of the Israeli Polity,” Al Nakhlah, The Fletcher School (Tufts University), Spring 2009.
“Assessing the Role of Hezbollah in the Gaza War and Its Regional Impact," Terrorism Monitor, Jamestown Foundation, March 3, 2009.
“Is the Window of Opportunity to Formulate a National Defense Strategy for Lebanon Closing?,” World Security Network, January 29, 2009.
“Colombia’s FARC and the Basque ETA: Exploring the Tactical and Economic Partnership,” Terrorism Monitor, Jamestown Foundation, January 23, 2009.
“Iran Aims to get Shanghaied,” On Line Opinion (Australia), January 13, 2009.
“Lebanon in the aftermath of the June 2009 elections: Facing the National-Unity Government Challenge,” The MidEast Peace Pulse, August 3, 2009.
"The Lebanese Parliamentary Elections: Back to the Future?" Strategic Assessment Vol. 12, No. 2, August 2009.
“Electoral Reform in Lebanon,” Mideast Monitor Online, July-August 2009.
“Lebanon: Political Tensions Heighten as the Parliamentary Elections Approach,” The MidEast Peace Pulse, June 1, 2009.
“The Israeli Citizenship Model: The Role of Pluralism and Particularism In Drawing the Boundaries of the Israeli Polity,” Al Nakhlah, The Fletcher School (Tufts University), Spring 2009.
“Assessing the Role of Hezbollah in the Gaza War and Its Regional Impact," Terrorism Monitor, Jamestown Foundation, March 3, 2009.
“Is the Window of Opportunity to Formulate a National Defense Strategy for Lebanon Closing?,” World Security Network, January 29, 2009.
“Colombia’s FARC and the Basque ETA: Exploring the Tactical and Economic Partnership,” Terrorism Monitor, Jamestown Foundation, January 23, 2009.
“Iran Aims to get Shanghaied,” On Line Opinion (Australia), January 13, 2009.
“Ahmadinejad and the Shifting Political Environment in Iran,” Mideast Monitor Online, August 2008. (Reprinted, OnLine Opinion [Australia], November 13, 2008).
“Rumors of Assassination Attempt on Shaykh Nasrallah as Hezbollah Reconciles with Opponents,” Terrorism Focus, Jamestown Foundation, October 30, 2008.
“Reassessing the Transnational Terrorism-Criminal Link in South America's Tri-Border Area,” Terrorism Monitor, Jamestown Foundation, September 22, 2008.
“Colombia’s FARC Escalate Operations to Demonstrate Their Will to Continue the Armed Struggle,” Terrorism Focus, Jamestown Foundation, August 12, 2008.
“Fighting in Lebanon’s Palestinian Refugee Camps Result of Increased Islamist Influence," Terrorism Focus, Jamestown Foundation, June 24, 2008.
“Rumors of Assassination Attempt on Shaykh Nasrallah as Hezbollah Reconciles with Opponents,” Terrorism Focus, Jamestown Foundation, October 30, 2008.
“Reassessing the Transnational Terrorism-Criminal Link in South America's Tri-Border Area,” Terrorism Monitor, Jamestown Foundation, September 22, 2008.
“Colombia’s FARC Escalate Operations to Demonstrate Their Will to Continue the Armed Struggle,” Terrorism Focus, Jamestown Foundation, August 12, 2008.
“Fighting in Lebanon’s Palestinian Refugee Camps Result of Increased Islamist Influence," Terrorism Focus, Jamestown Foundation, June 24, 2008.
“Iran Looks for Allies through Asian and Latin American Partnerships,” Power and Interest News Report, November 27, 2007.
"Iran Strengthens its Role in the Caspian Sea and Central Asian Regions,” Power and Interest News Report, November 6, 2007.
"Iran Strengthens its Role in the Caspian Sea and Central Asian Regions,” Power and Interest News Report, November 6, 2007.
“The Arms Control Reporter 2005”/Iran-Middle East Section (Middle East Nuclear Issues: Iran, Israel, Iran Missile Programs, Israel Missile Programs), Institute for Defense and Disarmament, Cambridge, MA (Summer/fall 2006).
“Derechos Colectivos de Pueblos Indígenas: el Territorio Ocupado” (Collective Rights of Indigenous Peoples: the Occupied Territory), CAPISE, February 2005.
“El Dilema del Prisionero: La Ocupación Militar del Territorio Indígena de Chiapas” (The Prisoner’s Dilemma: Military Occupation in the Indigenous Territory of Chiapas), CAPISE, Mexico February 2004.
“Los Derechos Colectivos de los Pueblos Indígenas” (Collective Rights of Indigenous People), presented to the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous People, CAPISE, Mexico, August 2003.