IISS/INSS Israel-Europe Dialogue

On 28-29 May the IISS hosted a special day and half  on the 'Israel-Europe Dialogue' in conjunction with the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) of Tel Aviv. 

This event pulled together a select group of the top Europe-based academics and policymakers to discuss some of the key geostrategic themes in the Middle East today in an off-the-record setting with a select group of Israeli academics. The emphasis of the session was to particularly touch upon European-Middle Eastern relations, and to nurture some new thinking in this important relationship.

The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)

The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) is an independent academic institute that studies key issues relating to Israel's national security and Middle East affairs. Through its mixture of researchers with backgrounds in academia, the military, government, and public policy, INSS 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. As part of its mission, it is committed to encourage new ways of thinking and expand the traditional contours of establishment analysis.

Conceiving of security studies as a dynamic interdisciplinary field that involves military, intellectual, economic, and social resources, the Institute strives to reflect that diversity and complexity through research and policy recommendations of the highest standard. Complementing the traditional areas of defense, security doctrine, and politics, INSS has expanded its focus to include the “softer” components of national security, such as domestic trends and social processes.

The Institute is non-partisan, independent, and autonomous in its fields of research and expressed opinions. As an external institute of Tel Aviv University, it maintains a strong association with the academic environment. In addition, it has a strong association with the political and military establishment.

About The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

The IISS, now celebrating its 50th anniversary, is the primary source of accurate, objective information on international strategic issues for politicians, foreign affairs analysts, business, economists, the military, the media, academics and the informed public. The Institute is independent, owing no allegiance to any governments or any political or other organisations. The IISS stresses rigorous research with a forward-looking policy orientation and places particular emphasis on bringing new perspectives to the strategic debate.

IISS publications include the authoritative annual The Military Balance, an inventory of the world’s armed forces; the online Armed Conflict Database; Strategic Survey, an annual retrospective of the year’s political and military trends; the Adelphi Paper monograph series which provides in-depth analysis of general strategic issues; Survival, an international relations journal; Strategic Comments, containing short briefings on breaking strategic issues;  and occasional Dossiers providing facts and information on key military and strategic issues.

The IISS while based in London is international in scope, character and perspective and enjoys unique convening power. It brings together annually defence ministers, foreign ministers and national security advisers in various formats privately, and more publicly, to discuss and shape international security policy. It holds influential events each year in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia and frequently engages leaders from Latin America and Africa. The IISS is truly a global organisation.