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 (https: //www.international.ucla.edu/israel/person/2520), 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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