Summary:

General Yadlin will give his thoughts on a range of topics, including Israel's overall regional security strategy, the new Israeli government's policies towards Iran's nuclear program, the nuclear negotiations and prospects for a revived JCPOA, Iranian foreign policy, the threat to Israel from militant groups such as Hezbollah, the current status of a two-state solution, and the possibility of expanding the Abraham Accords.

Bio:

Major General (ret.) Amos Yadlin joins the Middle East Initiative as a senior fellow after 40 years of service in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). He served as a fighter pilot for 33 years, ultimately becoming Deputy Commander of the Israeli Air Force. He then earned the rank of Major General, served as a commander of the IDF Military Colleges and the National Defense College, Defense Attaché to the United States, and Chief of the Military Intelligence Directorate. He was Executive Director of the Institute for National Security Studies from 2011 to 2021; under his leadership it was named the number one think tank in the Middle East and North Africa by the University of Pennsylvania’s Global Go To Think Tank Index Report in 2020.