Col. (Res) Eldad Shavit is a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and previously served in senior roles in Israel Defense Intelligence (AMAN) and the Mossad, where he served as the head of the research and analysis division from 2011 to 2015. Dr. Jesse R. Weinberg is a researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and the coordinator of the Israel and the Global Powers research program at the institute.