Israel

Bahrain’s security partnership with the US, threat perceptions of Iran and cautious attitude towards Palestinian armed groups have shaped its outreach towards Israel.

• Sandra Sajeev D Costa
• February 11, 2025
• Issue Brief

Faced with geostrategic setbacks, a militarily assertive Israel and the incoming Trump presidency, Iran has prioritised diplomacy with both regional countries and the West.

• Deepika Saraswat
• December 27, 2024
• Issue Brief

The UK government’s decision to restrict certain arms exports to the UK highlights the supply chain dynamics that permeate the international arms market as well as the external sources of defence components/equipment of Israel, itself a major arms exporter.

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv
• October 11, 2024
• Issue Brief

Israel has intensified its military engagement on multiple fronts a year into the Israel–Hamas conflict.

• Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
• October 01, 2024
• Issue Brief

The Israel–Hamas conflict has worsened Yemen’s political, security and economic situation, making the prospects for peace more tenuous.

• Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
• September 25, 2024
• Issue Brief

Türkiye’s decision to suspend all trade with Israel from May 2024 has upended a significant economic relationship.

• Abhishek Yadav
• July 19, 2024
• Issue Brief

With cyberattacks on the rise in the wake of the Israel–Hamas conflict, Israel’s ‘cyber-dome’ initiative aims to fortify its digital defences.

• Rohit Kumar Sharma
• July 03, 2024
• IDSA Comments

Iran and Israel have shown preference for a carefully controlled escalation while avoiding a conflict spiral.

• Deepika Saraswat
• May 10, 2024
• IDSA Comments

Israel’s successful interception of Iranian missiles and drones has restored its image as a superior military power regionally, an image which was dented by the October 2023 Hamas attacks.

• Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
• 22 April 2024
• IDSA Comments

The subterranean infrastructure is the pivot of Hamas’s irregular warfare strategy and allows it to undertake both offensive and defensive operations and has been assessed as one of its centres of gravity.

• Rajneesh Singh
• December 28, 2023
• Issue Brief