Louis René Beres
Seizing chaos as opportunity making lemonade from “lemons” in the Middle East
If Israeli planners like it or not, regional chaos is increasingly plausible in the Middle East. Whether this chaos should stem from the proliferation of nuclear weapons among Israel’s enemies, or “merely” from the...
Israel and the Abyss: Chaos as Source of National Security
"I tell you, ye have still chaos in you." (Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spake Zarathustra)
Normally, chaos is presumed to be a "bad" thing, especially in world politics. From the standpoint of classical international relations theory, one thinks...
Looking ahead: Longer term prospects for an Israel-Iran nuclear war
ABSTRACT: With Prime Minister Netanyahu just reaffirming that Israel will strike both Iranian and Syrian targets as needed - most recently, after an Iranian drone briefly entered Israeli airspace, and an IAF F-161 plane...
Altogether Bewildering Challenges
"Professor Louis René Beres - Ph.D., Princeton, 1971 - was Chair of Project Daniel in Israel - for Prime Minister Sharon."
"I am become Death, the shatterer of worlds."
Bhagavad Gita, cited by American nuclear physicist...
Implications of a Palestinian State for Israeli Security and Nuclear War: A Jurisprudential Assessment
Normally, students of international law approach the question of a Palestinian State from the standpoints of terrorism, self-determination and human rights. Although such an approach is altogether reasonable, it is also purposeful to examine...