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Israeli Security Doctrine: Challenges for the Region
Wed, June 3rd, 2026
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM (EDT)
Live Online
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In the past two years, some observers have noted a sharp shift in Israeli security discussions, suggesting a doctrine based on more assertive military action, pre-emption, buffer zones, and less on deterrence, diplomacy, and the negotiation of political arrangements. What is driving this shift and how does it express itself? How are nearby Arab states reacting?
In this virtual roundtable hosted by Carnegie’s Middle East Program, non-resident scholar Nathan J. Brown, Vice President for Studies Marwan Muasher, and Middle East program director Amr Hamzawy, will be joined by International Crisis Group senior analyst Mairav Zonszein to discuss the implications of Israel’s evolving security strategy. The conversation will be moderated by Carnegie Middle East Program senior fellow Sarah Yerkes.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
Mairav Zonszein
Senior Israel Analyst, International Crisis Group
Mairav Zonszein is a journalist and analyst covering Israel-Palestine and Israel's regional conflict settings, U.S. foreign policy and Jewish identity politics. She is the senior Israel analyst with the International Crisis Group and is based in Tel Aviv.
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Nathan J. Brown, a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, is a distinguished scholar and author of nine books on Arab politics and governance, as well as editor of five books.
Vice President for Studies
Marwan Muasher is vice president for studies at Carnegie, where he oversees research in Washington and Beirut on the Middle East. Muasher served as foreign minister (2002–2004) and deputy prime minister (2004–2005) of Jordan, and his career has spanned the areas of diplomacy, development, civil society, and communications.
Director, Middle East Program
Amr Hamzawy is a senior fellow and the director of the Carnegie Middle East Program. His research and writings focus on Egypt’s and other middle powers’ involvement in regional security in the Middle East, particularly through collective diplomacy and multilateral conflict resolution
Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Sarah Yerkes is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program, where her research focuses on Tunisia’s political, economic, and security developments as well as state-society relations in the Middle East and North Africa.