Oded Eran

Alexey Ekaykin

Nourhan ElSheikh

Mohamed Eljarh

Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega

Pepe Escobar

Gu Ho Eom

Mark Entin

Dmitry Efremenko

Mustafa El-Labbad

Oded Eran

Israel

Senior research fellow at the Institute For National Security Studies (INSS), Tel-Aviv University

Served as director of INSS from July 2008 to November 2011, following a long career in Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other government positions.

In his most recent post before joining INSS, Dr. Eran served as the World Jewish Congress Representative in Israel and the Secretary General of the WJC Israel Branch. From 2002-2007, he served as Israel's ambassador to the European Union (covering NATO as well). Prior to that (1997-2000) he was Israel's ambassador to Jordan, and head of Israel's negotiations team with the Palestinians (1999-2000). Other previous positions include deputy director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the deputy chief of the Israeli embassy in Washington.

Between 2007-2013 he served as an advisor to the Knesset sub-committee on Foreign Affairs. He holds a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics.

Materials

Opinions

The Regional and International Implications of Israel's Elections

“Bibi” Netanyahu will most probably head the next Israeli government. In an election that some expected to end with the public passing judgment on Netanyahu, the centre-left bloc parties were ultimately unable to obtain the 61 seats they would have needed in the next Knesset to prevent him from forming a coalition. The negotiations, however, that he will have to conduct with his potential partners will be tough.

11.04.2019

Opinions

Incident with Russian Plane in Syria: A View from Israel

The tragic downing of the Russian plane in Syria on 18.9.2018 is a regrettable development which hopefully will not have long term ramifications beyond the sorrow of the bereaved families. Given the intensity and involvement of several state and non-state actors in the Syrian situation it is surprising that the incident was the first of its kind.

21.09.2018

Opinions

Avoiding the Next Direct Confrontation Between Israel and Iran

It will be wrong to assume that Iran will give up its strategic objectives because of the Israeli response, but it will have to adjust their implementation to the concerns and interests of other parties. The two Israeli operations, in February and in May, can be described as “buying time” medicine, allowing Israel and Iran to consider their next steps, but also enabling third parties, primarily Russia, to exert their influence in order to avoid the next direct confrontation between Israel and Iran.