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The aftermath of the 7th October massacre has led Israel to undergo a transformation. Technologically, Israel has evolved from being a hi-tech nation to become a defence-tech nation. Israel’s security doctrine has also undergone a transition from defending its borders from imminent attacks to adopting a ‘preventative’ strategy in which Israel is projecting power more broadly and frequently across the region. Serving as a regional asset, Israel has become a strategic partner of the US with the aim of achieving military independence within the upcoming decade, with the accompanying aim of having energy and food independence. As Israel achieves regional dominance, it must contend with the risks of brushing against geopolitical actors such as China and Russia, as well as a rising Turkey, and Gulf States that are strategically realigning, and which may threaten Israel’s position in trade corridors in which Israel may connect different continents.

Harley Lippman

Harley Lippman was appointed by President George W Bush to serve as a member of the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad and has been reappointed by every president since.

Harley serves on the board of Advisors of Yale University’s School of Management. Harley is also a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board at Columbia University’s Graduate School of International and Public Affairs. Harley also serves on the boards of foreign policy thinktanks including the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and is a Council member of the Brookings Institution.

Major General (ret.) Yaakov Amidror

Major General (ret.) Yaakov Amidror was the National Security Advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu and chairman of the National Security Council (April 2011-November 2013). He served for 36 years in senior IDF posts (1966-2002), including commander of the Military Colleges (including the National Defense College, Staff and Command College, and Tactical Command Academy), military secretary to the Minister of Defense, director of the Intelligence Analysis Division in Military Intelligence, and chief intelligence officer of the Northern Command. He is the author of three books on intelligence and military strategy, Reflections on Army and Security (Hebrew, 2002), Intelligence, Theory and Practice (Hebrew, 2006), and Winning Counterinsurgency War: The Israeli Experience (JCPA, 2008).

Dr David Wurmser

Dr David Wurmser, is the executive and founding member of the Delphi Global Analysis Group, LLC – a firm specializing in geopolitical risk analysis and mitigation. From December 2018 until September 2019, Dr. Wurmser served as senior advisor (Special Government Employee) to the U.S. National Security Advisor, Ambassador John Bolton. Dr. Wurmser was the senior advisor from 2003-2007 to the U.S. Vice President (Richard Cheney) on Middle East, proliferation and strategic affairs. Prior to this, Dr. Wurmser was the senior advisor to Under Secretary of State John Bolton at the State Department. His diplomatic missions included participating in sensitive high-level strategic discussions with Israel and Jordan, coordinating with foreign governments on Iran policy, participating on the United States negotiating team at several Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty meetings and conferences, and helping negotiate base rights in key countries (Qatar) prior to the 2003 Iraq War.

Moderated by: 

Barak Seener
Associate Research Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society