Scholarly Journals

Dr. Yogev Elbaz's new article in Israel Affairs explores Israel's involvement in the 1970 Black September crisis. Drawing on newly available archival sources, the article shows how Israel's decision to support King Hussein was shaped by both strategic interests and the influence of Acting Prime Minister Yigal Allon.

Dr. Jonathan Ghariani published an article in "The Maghreb Review", anlyzing Saudi Arabia’s evolving role in the Arab-Israeli peace process—from the Camp David Accords to the current prospects of normalization with Israel—highlighting key initiatives such as the Fahd Plan, the Arab Peace Initiative, and the Abraham Accords, while emphasizing the central role of the Palestinian issue and U.S. mediation.

Dr. Jonathan Ghariani published an article in "The Maghreb Review", analyzing the link between the Madrid multilateral negotiations (1991) and the process of semi-normalization that occurred between Israel and the peripheral Arab states in the 1990s.

Dr. Michael Barak has published an article in "Araucaria" analyzing the discourse of the Muslim Brotherhood’s three central leaderships concerning their positions on Israel and the Arab regimes, with particular emphasis on the Egyptian regime.

Dr. Yogev Elbaz's new article in "Middle Eastern Studies" sheds light on the relatively unexamined years of 1968 to 1970 in the Israeli–Lebanese relationship and claims that the period was a turning point in Israeli attitudes and policy toward its northern neighbor.

Brandon Friedman from MDC and Ori Sela from the department of East Asian Studies at Tel Aviv University, have published an article in “International Journal” on China’s role in the Middle East between 2021 – 2023.

Prof. Ofra Bengio analyzes in the Middle East Forum the unprecedented strategic shift in the Iran-Iraq relationship, which has transformed Iraq into a quasi-vassal state of Iran.

Dr. Shaul Bartal published an article in "The RUSI Journal".

Eline Rosenhart has published an article in "The Journal of Social Encounters" which demonstrates that the conflicts in Chad and Sudan cannot be fully understood without taking into account how heads of state and rebel leaders in both countries manipulated tribal identities to retain and enhance power.

Dr. Shaul Bartal published an article in "Middle East Quarterly".