On this episode of Israel in Depth, Dov Waxman talks with Charles Freilich, former deputy national security adviser in Israel and a long-time senior fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center, about threats to Israel's national security, warming ties with Gulf states, and the importance of U.S.-Israeli relations. Professor Freilich is the author of Israeli National Security: A New Strategy for an Era of Change (Oxford Press, 2018).
Israel in Depth (Episode 5) - Professor Dov Waxman, the Director of UCLA's Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, talks with Charles Freilich, former deputy national security adviser in Israel, about the continuing threat of Iran and challenges in U.S.-Israeli relations. Professor Freilich is author of Israeli National Security: A New Strategy for an Era of Change (Oxford Press, 2018) and the forthcoming Israel and the Cyber Threat: How the Startup Nation Became a Global Cyber Power. Podcast recorded July 23, 2020.
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About the Guest
Professor Chuck Freilich, a former deputy national security adviser in Israel and long-time senior fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center, teaches political science at Columbia, NYU and Tel Aviv universities. His primary areas of expertise are the Middle East, U.S.-Middle East policy, and Israeli national security policy. Dr. Freilich is the author of Zion’s Dilemmas: How Israel Makes National Security Policy (Cornell Press, 2012); Israeli National Security: A New Strategy for an Era of Change (Oxford Press, 2018); and Israel and the Cyber Threat: How the Startup Nation Became a Global Cyber Power (forthcoming, 2020). He has published numerous academic articles and over 150 op-eds, and appears frequently as a commentator on U.S., Israeli and international television and radio stations.
Freilich holds a Ph.D. and M. Phil in International Relations from Columbia University, and M.S. and B.A. degrees from Tel Aviv University and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, respectively.
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