European Rim Policy and Investment Council (ERPIC)
ERPIC is an independent non-partisan, non-profit, non-governmental organisation dedicated to the study of political and economic issues affecting the Eastern Mediterranean.
ERPIC runs three working programs that are at the core of its activities: the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Security Program; the Democracy and Rule of Law Program; and the Energy Program.
ERPIC produces and disseminates original electronic media content, such as interviews, presentations, special briefings, and conferences addressing international law and human rights, democracy building, regional security and energy matters in the Eastern Mediterranean region. ERPIC also organizes live roundtables and seminars featuring diplomats, academics and policymakers.
ERPIC is a founding member of the East Med Forum, an electronic, online discussion forum, the purpose of which is to serve as a platform for the exchange of information and ideas, facilitate intraregional cross-border, cross-industry and cross-cultural dialogue, which aims at creating a framework for regional cooperation.
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The China-Brokered Saudi Arabia-Iran Rapprochement
The China-Brokered Saudi Arabia-Iran Rapprochement
Ephraim Sneh
Brigadier General (Retired), Israel Defense Forces
Chairman, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue
15 March 2023
Recently, Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations as a result of a deal mediated by China. Dr. Sneh gives his view on whether the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement will be a lasting one. He also touches upon China's potential future role in the Middle East.
#China #Iran #SaudiArabia
Dr. Ephraim Sneh is an Israeli politician, physician, and retired brigadier general in the Israel Defense Forces. He was a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. From 1994 to 1996 he served as a Minister of Health. In 1999 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense, and in 2001 he was appointed Minister of Transportation. He is currently chairman of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue.
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Judicial Reform Crisis in Israel
Judicial Reform Crisis in Israel
Ephraim Sneh
Brigadier General (Retired), Israel Defense Forces
Chairman, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue
15 March 2023
#Israel #IsraelPoliticalCrisis #IsraelJudiciaryReform
Dr. Ephraim Sneh is an Israeli politician, physician, and retired brigadier general in the Israel Defense Forces. He was a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. From 1994 to 1996 he served as a Minister of Health. In 1999 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense, and in 2001 he was appointed Minister of Transportation. He is currently chairman of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue.
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The Current Status of US-Turkish Relations
The Current Status of US-Turkish Relations
Alan Makovsky
Center for American Progress
10 January 2023
Alan Makovsky is a senior fellow for National Security and International Policy at American Progress. From 2001 to 2013, he served as a senior professional staff member on the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he covered the Middle East, Turkey, and other related issues. At the Washington Institute for Near East Policy—a private think tank where he worked from 1994 to 2001—Makovsky wrote widely on various Middle Eastern and Turkish topics. He also founded and directed the Washington Institute’s Turkey Research Program. At the State Department where he worked from 1983 to 1994—Makovsky variously covered southern European affairs and Middle Eastern affairs for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. He also served as the political advisor to Operation Provide Comfort in 1992 and as the special advisor to the special Middle East coordinator from 1993 to 1994. -
The Global Energy Outlook
The Global Energy Outlook
Glenn Labhart
Labhart Risk Advisors Inc.
Glenn Labhart is a Partner at Labhart Risk Advisors Inc., a Texas based organization incorporated in 2004 that provides subject matter expertise to assist clients in producing value-added, profitable strategies while maintaining oversight and control of their operations. Labhart Risk Advisors has advised and led capital projects on $4.5 BN of real-option, market-based strategies to a clientele of Energy, Financial Services,Private Equity and Real Estate companies.
In 2002, Glenn Labhart was awarded the Global Association of Risk Professionals Risk Manager of the Year and served as the Chairman of the Energy Oversight Committee for the Energy Risk Program from 2005 to 2021. His professional memberships include the United State Energy Economics Association, and the International Energy Economics Association. -
2022 Israeli Legislative Election
2022 Israeli Legislative Election
Dr. Elie Friedman
Head of Communication Division
Department of Multidisciplinary Studies
Ashkelon Academic College
10 November 2022
On 1 November 2022, Israel held a parliamentary election for the fifth time since 2019. Dr. Elie Friedman offers his perspective on the election's result and what it may mean for Israel domestically and in its foreign policy.
#Israel #IsraeliElections #Netanyahu
Elie Friedman (PhD) serves as Head of the International Relations Office as well as Head of the Communications Division at the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies, Ashkelon Academic College. His academic rank is Senior Lecturer. He also serves as an adjunct lecturer at School of Communication, Bar-Ilan University, and a visiting lecturer at University of Maryland. His interests include political discourse in national and international contexts with an emphasis on conflict resolution, media, and public diplomacy.
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Israel-Lebanon Maritime Border Deal
Dr. Amit Mor
CEO, Eco Energy Financial & Strategic Consulting
24 October 2022
The recent maritime border deal between Israel and Lebanon is a major achievement with contributions from many players. Although the negotiations lasted for around a decade, several factors played a role in making the agreement possible to be reached at this particular time. Dr. Amit Mor from Eco Energy Financial & Strategic Consulting gives his take on the deal and its significance for the two countries and the wider region.
#Israel #Lebanon #MaritimeBorder
Amit Mor, an energy economist, energy strategist, and financial analyst, is the CEO and co-owner of Eco Energy Ltd., an Israeli-based financial and strategic consulting and investment firm that specializes in the energy, environmental, and infrastructure sectors. He earned his Ph.D. in Energy, Environmental and Mineral Economics at the Pennsylvania State University (1997). The topic of his dissertation was “Natural Gas Projects in the Developing World: an Empirical Evaluation of Merits, Obstacles and Risks”. He did his graduate studies in economics and business administration, as well as his B.A. degree in Economics, Finance and Psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
During the past 27 years, Dr. Mor has specialized in energy finance and economics. He served as a consultant to governments, financial organizations, public and private companies in the fields of petroleum, natural gas, electricity and renewable energy. During the 1990’s he worked for eight years as a Consultant and Project Manager at the World Bank in Washington D.C., and specialized in the finance of natural gas, power and energy projects, as well as in reform planning of energy and environmental policies of developing countries. He was engaged in assignments in Middle Eastern, European, Asian, South American, and African countries. During the 1980s he served as an Assistant to the Israeli Minister of Energy and Infrastructure and as a Chief Economist in the Economic Planning Authority in the Ministry of Economic Planning.
During the past 15 years, Dr. Mor and Eco Energy worked intensively on issues concerning the development of the Eastern Mediterranean and Israeli gas sector. Dr. Mor and his partner Shimon Seroussi also lead the team that prepared the Energy Master Plan for the State of Israel and participated in the World Bank team that prepared the Energy Sector Review for the Palestinian Authority.
Dr. Mor has a special interest in international and Middle Eastern economies, energy and energy geopolitics. He published the book “Renewable Energy in the Middle East - Enhancing security through regional cooperation”, Springer, October 2009, under the “NATO Science for Peace and Security Series: Environmental Security” (co-editor with Michael Mason).
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The Biden Administration's Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean
The Biden Administration's Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean
Alan Makovsky
Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
#EasternMediterranean #Biden #Turkey
Alan Makovsky is a senior fellow for National Security and International Policy at American Progress. From 2001 to 2013, he served as a senior professional staff member on the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he covered the Middle East, Turkey, and other related issues. At the Washington Institute for Near East Policy—a private think tank where he worked from 1994 to 2001—Makovsky wrote widely on various Middle Eastern and Turkish topics. He also founded and directed the Washington Institute’s Turkey Research Program. At the State Department where he worked from 1983 to 1994—Makovsky variously covered southern European affairs and Middle Eastern affairs for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. He also served as the political advisor to Operation Provide Comfort in 1992 and as the special advisor to the special Middle East coordinator from 1993 to 1994. -
A New Partnership between Israel, India, the US and the UAE (I2U2)
A New Partnership between Israel, India, the US and the UAE (I2U2)
Dr. Ephraim Sneh
Brigadier General (Retired), Israel Defense Forces
Chairman, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue
25 July 2022
On July 14, 2022, the leaders of India, Israel, the United States, and the UAE convened a virtual summit and issued a statement committing themselves to joint investments and initiatives in water, energy, transportation, space, health and food security. What is the new “I2U2” Group?
#i2u2 #WestAsiaQuad
Ephraim Sneh is an Israeli politician, physician, and retired brigadier general in the Israel Defense Forces. He was a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. From 1994 to 1996 he served as a Minister of Health. In 1999 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense, and in 2001 he was appointed Minister of Transportation. He is currently chairman of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue.
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Takeaways from President Biden's Trip to the Middle East
Takeaways from President Biden's Trip to the Middle East
Dr. Ephraim Sneh
Brigadier General (Retired), Israel Defense Forces
Chairman, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue
25 July 2022
In July, the President of the United States Joe Biden embarked on his first and long-awaited trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia. It took place at a time of serious international turmoil caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine as well as low and waning approval for Biden domestically. However, neither the hosts nor the guests were fully satisfied with the outcomes of his visits.
#Biden #SaudiArabia #Israel
Ephraim Sneh is an Israeli politician, physician, and retired brigadier general in the Israel Defense Forces. He was a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. From 1994 to 1996 he served as a Minister of Health. In 1999 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense, and in 2001 he was appointed Minister of Transportation. He is currently chairman of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue.
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