danial, Author at Maritime policy and strategy research center

Review of the Israeli Government’s Decision on Foreign Direct Investment screening against the background of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

On the 30th of October, 2019, the Ministerial Committee for National Security (the “Security Cabinet”) passed decision 372/b on: “Determining a process and mechanism to examine national security aspects of foreign direct investment”1 (for the full version, see Appendix 1)….

China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Contours, Implications, and Alternatives

This research paper is a product of the research collaboration between the Maritime Policy and Strategy Research Center, Haifa University (HMS), Israel, and the National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, with the aim of providing policy recommendations to the respective governments of India and Israel. Over the past few years, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has generated substantial interest amongst various countries, irrespective of their individual approaches to sustainable growth in their national policies. There is either an increasing keenness to collaborate with China in this initiative or to maintain a guarded and cautious approach. Even the political analysts and policymakers, both admirers and critics, acknowledge that China’s rise and its impact on the world can no longe…

The Incident of the Suez Canal Blockage by the Ever Given Container Ship – The Implications for the Region and for Israel

On March 23, 2021, the Ever Given container ship, which was passing northwards through the Suez Canal, ran aground on the banks of the Canal about ten km north of the Port of Suez. The Canal got blocked as a consequence, and shipping through the Canal was stopped in both directions for almost six days….

MARITIME STRATEGIC EVALUATION FOR ISRAEL 2020/21

This chapter surveys the main trade routes (both existing and planned) that connect between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean. It describes the main overland routes, the ports that they connect to and the political and economic challenges they involve….