Roee Kibrik

Dr. Roee Kibrik is the Director of Research of Mitvim. He is a proud partner of Lilach and father of Eyal, Alon and Yuval. He holds the degrees of BA (Political Science and History) and MA (Political Theory) from the University of Haifa, and PhD. (International Relations, supervised by Prof. Piki Ish-Shalom) from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He held a Neubauer Fellowship at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel-Aviv (2014-2015) was a Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellow at The Davis Institute for International Relations in Jerusalem (2011-2015), and an Israel Institute Research Fellow at King’s College London (2015-2016). His expertise includes Israeli-Palestinian Conflict דוand Negotiations, International Relations Theory, Political Psychology, Political Thought and history of concepts.

 PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett meets with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Saturday night.

Russia-Ukraine war may be a defining moment, Israel must make a choice - opinion

MOROCCO’S RENEWAL of ties with Israel generated a measured response by the Palestinian Authority. Personal calls by Moroccan King Mohammed VI to PA President Mahmoud Abbas may have softened its stand.

How Morocco relates to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process - opinion

PALESTINIANS WHO work in Gush Etzion wait in line for a COVID-19 vaccine shot in Efrat last week.

What are the Israeli foreign policy issues for this election?


The toll of democratic regression on Israel - opinion

A-liberal leaders and political parties have tightened their hold on power over the past two decades in many countries, Israel included.

From left to right: Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Ilhan Omar, President Donald Trump, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Rep. Mikie Sherrill, Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, Reps. Abigail Spanberger and Elissa Slotkin, Former Vice President Joe Biden, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan.

Semi-annual trends in Israel’s regional foreign policies with Arab states

Advancing normalization with new Arab states, but not with Egypt and Jordan

From left to right: UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump at the signing ceremony for the agreements on "normalization of relations" reached between Israel, the

Advancing the peace process depends on civilian ties

Many would be surprised by the number and scope of civilian collaborations that do exist between Israelis and Arabs from neighboring states.

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Semi-annual trends in Israel’s foreign policies

Two major developments have affected Israeli foreign policy over the past six months: The COVID-19 crisis and the declared annexation intentions.

A man wears a face mask as he walks in a market in Ashkelon while Israel tightened a national stay-at-home policy following the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ashkelon, Israel March 20, 2020.

The world can overcome the coronavirus crisis by working together

Globalization cannot be halted. Epidemics were never stemmed by isolation.

A New England Patriots Boeing 767-300 jet with a shipment of over one million N95 masks from China, which will be used in Boston and New York to help fight the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), arrives at Logan Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., April 2, 2020

10 trends in Israel’s regional foreign policies, July-December 2019

The Mitvim Institute maps key trends in Israel’s regional foreign policies, based on monthly reports that monitor ongoing developments

WILL SOLDIERS soon be serving on annexed ground?

10 trends in Israel’s regional foreign policies

Every six months, the Mitvim Institute maps key trends in Israel’s regional foreign policies based on the institute’s monthly reports that monitor ongoing developments.

The new Likud posters show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump

Israel’s Foreign Service is being weakened and we are paying the price

Netanyahu has repeatedly boasted of his alleged foreign policy achievements. At the same time, the Foreign Affairs Ministry has recorded yet another low in an ongoing process meant to weaken it.

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