Proceedings of the first Master’s Webinar Collaboration
Six graduate students from the University of Haifa and the University of the Free State met with each other virtually, and held a fruitful webinar in which a wide range of research topics were presented and ideas were shared. It ranges from terrorism and drugs, to liberal democracy in sub-Saharan Africa, organized crime and political elites in sub-Saharan Africa, to research on Saudi foreign policy and research on China’s naval activity around the Horn of Africa… .
A technological solution for the production, storage, unloading and export of condensate produced from Israel’s offshore gas fields
The oil and gas business can be complicated. It is often influenced by personal interests, conflicting values and ideologies. This report presents a technological, legal and economic solution for the installation of a marine CALM buoy to download and export condensate[1] from offshore gas fields in Israel, and also aims to navigate through the aforementioned common challenges in the energy industry in relation to condensation. According to a new government policy, in the future further development of offshore oil and gas fields will be encouraged[2] and it will be necessary to provide adequate solutions for the disposal of additional condensate and other liquid by-products produced from such. fields….
UNCLOS and Protection of Innocent Passage and Transit at Maritime Choke Points
Benny Spanier, Orin Scheffler, Elie Rettig (eds) This joint publication by the Center for Maritime Policy and Strategy (HMS) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) examines the emerging challenges and threats to maritime “choke points” connecting the Arabian Gulf with the Mediterranean. As issues such as piracy, autonomous vessels and deliberate sabotage come to the fore, this edited volume offers us new insight into how the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) can help ensure the protection of innocent passage and transit in the volatile waters of the Middle East….
Iran and the Gulf countries in the shadow of recent events
The 14th Annual Conference of the Azri Center for the Study of Iran and the Gulf States On May 30, 2022, the Azri Center for the Study of Iran and the Gulf States at the University of Haifa held its 14th annual conference on “Iran and the Gulf States in the Shadow of Recent Events”. The conference was held in English via Zoom, in order to allow the participation of more researchers from abroad…
150 years of the Suez Canal – Chinese interests and involvement around the canal
Ehud Gonen August 25, 2022 The relations between China and Egypt since 2011 are fueled by the political and economic developments in both countries. Egypt, after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came to power in 2013, is looking for national growth and employment engines to face enormous challenges in the economic and social spheres. The Suez Canal and the extensive activity around the canal, which includes not only the passage of ships, but also logistic services, industry and production, as well as large investments in infrastructure – these were designated by E-Sisi as such engines. On the other hand, China’s Belt and Road Initiative deals with the development of precisely these areas of logistics and infrastructure, and therefore the synergy between Egyptian and Chinese policies in general and in activities related to the Suez Canal in particular is great and has development potential for both sides….
The Maritime Strategic Evaluation for Israel 2022/23
This series presents to the general public short commentary and analysis articles penned by researchers of the Chaikin Chair of Geostrategy, researchers of the Center for Naval Policy and Strategy Research, and guest writers on current issues related to their field of research…
