Institute for National Security Studies (Israel)

The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) is an independentIsraeli research institute and think tank affiliated with Tel Aviv University dealing in areas of national security matters such as military and strategic affairs, terrorism and low intensity conflict, military balance in the Middle East, and cyber warfare.

Headed by former IDF Military Intelligence Chief, General (ret.) Amos Yadlin, INSS research is published worldwide including in books, academic articles, news media, and used by government officials. INSS holds seminars and conferences in various fields of strategic affairs such as the annual Defensive Cyber Intelligence Security conference and Aerial Threat Seminar. Additionally, INSS publishes peer reviewed journals including Military and Strategic Affairs.

In the University of Pennsylvania's 2014 Global Go To Think Tanks Report, INSS was ranked as the fifth best think thank in the Middle East and North Africa. Among all think tanks worldwide, it ranked 42nd among "Top Defense and National Security Think Tanks" and 80th among "Top Foreign Policy and International Affairs Think Tanks". The institute's study "The History of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations" was among the list of "Best Policy Study/Report Produced by a Think Tank" for the 2013-2014 term.

In August 2015, INSS signed an agreement to collaborate with the Center for Israel Studies (Jordan).

INSS launches and engages in innovative, relevant, high-quality research that explores public discourse issues on security strategic challenges, and provides policy analysis and recommendations to decision makers, public leaders, and the strategic community, both in Israel and abroad. As part of its mission, it is committed to encourage new ways of thinking and expand the traditional contours of establishment analysis.

INSS researchers are guided by the four core values of professionalism, relevance, intellectual independence, and teamwork. Adhering to the highest standards of research and analysis, they are engaged in delving into the most pressing issues of security matters, and contribute in creative and innovative ways to national security policymaking. INSS emphasizes professional integrity and intellectual rigor, as colleagues seek to share ideas and learn from one another.

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