Institute for National Security Studies (Israel)

History

INSS was founded as the Center for Strategic Studies in 1977 by General (ret.) Aharon Yariv, former IDF Military Intelligence Chief, as "Israel's first public forum for debating strategic and military affairs".

Until 2021, the INSS was led by Major General (ret.) Amos Yadlin, when Manuel Trajtenberg, the former head of the National Economic Council and Member of Knesset for the Zionist Union party, took over leadership. Since May 2024, Major General (res.) Tamir Hayman has held the position of Executive Director.

Reception

In the University of Pennsylvania's Global Go To Think Tanks Report, INSS was ranked as the best think tank in the Middle East and North Africa in 2019 and 2020. It ranked as the 12th best defense and national security think tank, and the 48th best non-U.S think tank in the world. The institute's study "The History of Israeli–Palestinian Negotiations" was among the list of "Best Policy Study/Report Produced by a Think Tank" for the 2013–2014 term.

Tshetshik Prize

The Lt. Col. Meir and Rachel Tshetshik Prize in Security Studies, also Tshetshik Prize for Studies on Israeli Security (and sometimes wrongly called Chechic Award), is awarded annually for books and research publications "directly related to Israel's national security challenges". In 2023, the prize was accompanied by prize money amounting to 30,000 NIS.

Notable affiliates

• Emily Landau, top Israeli expert on arms control

References

References

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2. "INSS – Institute for National Security Studies : EuroMeSCo – Euro-Mediterranean Research, Dialogue, Advocacy".
3. (2017-01-03). "Israel's top security experts redraw West Bank map for the Trump era". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
4. (2023-07-23). "Leading Security Think Tank Says Israel in 'Most Severe' Crisis, Calls to Halt Legislation". Haaretz.
5. (Spring 2017). "Strategic Survey for Israel, 2016-2017". Journal of Palestine Studies.
6. (March 1, 2021). "INSS: Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg to replace Amos Yadlin as director". Jerusalem Post.
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8. (2021-01-28). "2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report". University of Pennsylvania.
9. (2015-02-04). "The 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index". [[University of Pennsylvania]].
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11. [https://www.inss.org.il/tshetshik-prize-in-security-studies/ Lt. Col. Meir and Rachel Tshetshik Prize for Strategic Studies on Israel's Security], INSS website, accessed 27 December 2023.
12. (2020-07-06). "Top Israeli arms control researcher Emily Landau dies at 59". [[Times of Israel]].