Yoel Guzansky

W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow
Biography: 

Yoel Guzansky was a 2016-2017 W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow, a 2016-2017 Fulbright Scholar and a 2016-2017 Israel Institute post-doc Fellow. Dr. Guzansky is a research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies, Tel Aviv University. Before he joined INSS, he was in charge of strategic issues at Israel's National Security Council in the Prime Minister's Office, coordinating work on the Iranian nuclear challenge. He served under four National Security Advisers and three Prime Ministers. Dr. Guzansky completed training offered by the US State Department; the US Department of Energy; the Israeli Foreign Ministry and the Israel Atomic Energy Commission. He specializes in issues of Gulf security and Middle East strategic issues. He is the author of the recently published The Arab Gulf States and Reform in the Middle East (2015) and The Arab World on the Road to State Failure (2016).

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Jordan-Saudi Relations, In Context Of The Arab League Summit

by Oded Eran, Yoel Guzanskyvia The Institute for National Security Studies
Sunday, April 2, 2017

For both Jordan and Saudi Arabia, the recent Arab League summit (Amman, March 23-29, 2017) was an important event. For Jordan, this meeting was an opportunity to demonstrate its stability and the involvement of King Abdullah II in Middle East events, particularly on the Syrian and Palestinian fronts.

Analysis and Commentary

Iran Nuclear Deal May Ignite Slow-Motion Arab Arms Race

by Yoel Guzanskyvia The Hill
Friday, March 24, 2017

What the United Arab Emirates ambassador to Washington said earlier this week in a panel discussion on the Iranian nuclear deal should attract the administration's appropriate attention.

Analysis and Commentary

Saudis' Upcoming Trip To China Sends Strong Signal To US

by Yoel Guzanskyvia The Hill
Wednesday, March 8, 2017

King Salman Bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia is leading an entourage, including 25 senior princes and 10 ministers, to China later this month, part of a month-long tour of the Asia-Pacific, as the kingdom is seeking to hedge against an unpredictable and divided White House.

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Saudis, Iranians Hint At Thawing Hostile Relationship

by Yoel Guzanskyvia The Hill
Monday, March 6, 2017

While Washington is preoccupied with political transition, a thawing of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia might be underway. Iranian President Rouhani visited Kuwait and Oman last week in an effort to soothe tense Gulf-Iranian relations amid the ongoing conflict in Yemen.

Analysis and Commentary

The Trump Presidency And The Pragmatic Sunni Regimes

by Yoel Guzansky, Kobi Michaelvia The Institute for National Security Studies
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

For many of the Sunni regimes in the Middle East, the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidency is a positive development, if only because it marks the end of Barack Obama’s presidency. Obama’s policy was seen as damaging and, in certain cases, treacherous towards those considered traditional American allies.

Analysis and Commentary

President Trump, Don't Walk Away From The Iran Deal. Not Yet

by Yoel Guzansky, Oded Eranvia Forbes
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

The Iran nuclear deal is a controversial agreement, which is consequential for international security and the future of nuclear weapons proliferation.

Analysis and Commentary

Israel And The Gulf States: Towards A Tacit Security Regime?

by Clive Jones, Yoel Guzanskyvia Contemporary Security Policy
Monday, February 20, 2017

The nuclear threat posed by Iran has brought Israel and the Gulf States closer together. This nascent tacit security regime allows these countries to address the common threat while sidestepping the more intractable issue of Palestinian statehood.

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Analysis and Commentary

Israel’s Relations With The Gulf States: Toward The Emergence Of A Tacit Security Regime?

by Clive Jones, Yoel Guzanskyvia Taylor and Francis Online
Monday, February 20, 2017

By drawing on the literature about security regimes, this article posits the idea that a particular type of regime, which can be termed a “tacit security regime” (TSR), has begun to emerge between Israel, on the one hand, and several Gulf Arab states, on the other.

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Analysis and Commentary

The UAE's Nuclear Push

by Yoel Guzanskyvia Foreign Affairs
Sunday, February 19, 2017

And the potential fallout for the Middle East.

Analysis and Commentary

Turnaround In Saudi-Iranian Relations?

by Yoel Guzanskyvia The Institute for National Security Studies
Thursday, February 16, 2017

There are growing indications that efforts to reduce the tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia are underway. The most recent one was the arrival of the Kuwaiti foreign minister in Tehran on January 25, 2017 for a meeting with the Iranian president. 

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