Institute for National Security Studies

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Institute for National Security Studies (Israel): Not to be confused with the USAF Institute for National Security Studies (Colorado U.S.).

Background

The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) describes itself as 'an independent academic institute that studies key issues relating to Israel's national security and Middle East affairs'. It claims to be 'independent', 'non-partisan' and 'autonomous' in its research and expressed opinions, yet describes how its researchers come from not only academic and public policy backgrounds but also from military and government backgrounds. It also advertises a 'strong association with the political and military establishment'[1].

The INSS advertises that it 'is able to contribute to the public debate and governmental deliberation of leading strategic issues and offer policy analysis and recommendations to decision makers and public leaders, policy analysts, and theoreticians, both in Israel and abroad'[2]. It describes as its areas of focus as: defense, security doctrine, politics, domestic trends and social processes.

In 2009, Foreign Policy listed the Institute as 3rd in the top 5 Think Tanks in the Middle East and North Africa[3]

History

The Institute for National Security Studies was extablished in 2006 and is an external institute of Tel Aviv University. According to it's website[4], it has 'a strong academic affiliation with the university' whilst 'maintaining financial and organization independence'. Its 'general budget' is described as being based on money from the INSS endowment, with matching funds coming from Israel's Council for Higher Education along with other outside contributions.

The institute was established through the incorporation of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University: which the Institute describes as an independent academic institute founded in 1977 by Major General (res.) Aharon Yariv (for­mer head of Military Intelligence, government minister and member of Knesset) as a 'pioneer' of Israel which defined strategic studies and established defense and national security as research fields.

People

Board of Directors

In 2009, the Board of Directors is listed as[5]:

Frank Lowy - Chairman | Dan Meridor - Vice Chairman | Professor Itamar Rabinovich - Deputy Chairman | Alfred Akirov | Zeev Feldman | Ambassador Martin Indyk | Peter Lowy | Professor Raanan Rein | Professor Manuel Trajtenberg

Board of Trustees

In 2009, The Board of Trustees is listed as[6]:

Lord David Alliance | David Avital | Gilbert Baker | Alan Batkin | Stanley Chais | Arnold Chavkin | Sir Trevor Chinn | Sir Ronald Cohen | Bertram Cohn | Stewart Colton | Lester Crown | Jeffrey Glassman | Dov Gottesman | Martin Green | Martin Gross | Joseph Hackmey | Michael Perlman | Hermann Reich | Marcia Riklis | Israel Roizman | Michael Sonnenfeldt | Michel Steinberger | Jeffrey Stern | Guillermo Strauss | Eduardo Wurzmann | Martin Whitman | Gordon Zacks | Mortimer Zuckerman

Funding

The INSS describes its 'general budget' as being based on money from the INSS endowment, with matching funds coming from Israel's Council for Higher Education along with other outside contributions[7].

Notes

  1. ↑ Institute for National Security Studies About the INSS - Mission Accessed 5th March 2009
  2. ↑ Institute for National Security Studies About the INSS - Mission Accessed 5th March 2009
  3. ↑ foreign Policy Think Tank Index Foreign Policy Current Issue March 2009. Accessed 5th March 2009
  4. ↑ Institute for National Security Studies History and Governance Accessed 5th March 2009
  5. ↑ Institute for Security Studies Board of Directors Accessed 5th March 2009
  6. ↑ Institute for National Security Studies Board of Trustees Accessed 5th March 2009
  7. ↑ Institute for National Security Studies History and Governance Accessed 5th March 2009
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