Begin- Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA)

PSCRP-BESA Reports No 218 (July 17, 2026) by Gershon Kogan Introduction The Israeli cabinet’s unanimous recognition of the Armenian Genocide in June 2026 generated predictable reactions: Turkish condemnation, Azerbaijani diplomatic protest, and Armenian restraint. Less predictable — and analytically more revealing — was the response from Tehran.

Webinar :The Impact of the War with Iran on the Eastern Mediterranean 22.7.2026

PSCRP-BESA Reports No 217 (July 15, 2026) In late June, the most hotly debated issue concerning the Jews of Ukraine was the meeting between Dmytro Korchynskyi, leader of the radical nationalist Ukrainian party Bratstvo (“Brotherhood”), and Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Asman, who holds both Ukrainian and Israeli citizenship.

Just before the Israel-Iran war, three leading BESA researchers, Prof. Eitan Shamir, Dr. Commander Israeli Navy (ret.) Eyal Pinko, and Commander US Navy (ret.) David Levy, published an article on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) in the Journal of Strategic Studies, one of the leading academic journals in the field of strategic and military studies, by three leading BESA researchers: Prof.

PSCRP-BESA Reports No 216 (July 8, 2026) The Provocation: When a Textbook Becomes a Map By Gershon Kogan In November 2025, Turkish Minister of Education Yusuf Tekin made a declaration that passed largely unnoticed in Western strategic circles but sent a quiet tremor through the Persian-speaking world.

BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,393, July 9, 2026 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The most recent—though highly unlikely to be the last—war between the US and Iran was fought by an American president whose irresolution allowed a critically weakened Iran to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,394, July 8 , 2026 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) is a seminal connectivity initiative linking India, the Middle East, and Europe. For it to succeed, its infrastructure, routes, ports, and chokepoints must be effectively protected. This applies across the maritime space stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Eastern Mediterranean.

On July 1  we were honored to host Iddo Netanyahu at the BESA Center, marking 50 years since Operation Entebbe. As part of the event, Iddo Netanyahu delivered a special lecture on the historic rescue mission and its significance in Israeli history. He shared insights into the operation, during which his brother, Yonatan Netanyahu, was killed while commanding the rescue forces.

In June 2026, the BESA PSCRP authors analyzed a wide range of regional issues, including the recent developments in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia. In his thought-provoking opinion piece, Kiryl Kascian draws parallels between the contemporary anti-colonial critique and narratives inherent in Russian official propaganda.

BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,391, July 5, 2026 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The scope of the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran is very narrow. The MoU creates an interim state of deescalation between the United States and Iran within a rough, non-binding framework for future negotiations toward a permanent settlement.