Dr. Itamar Sternberg is a research fellow at the Institute for Maritime Policy and Strategy (MPS). He holds a PhD from the University of Haifa in the Department of Maritime Civilizations, an MA from the University of Haifa in Social Sciences with a specialization in Security Studies from the Department of Political Science, and a BA from Tel Aviv University in Middle Eastern Studies. He formerly served as a representative of the Executive of the World Zionist Organization in Latin America. He is an educator and history teacher. His research focuses on the maritime world as an infrastructure for terrorism and on the role of special naval units in security doctrine. Itamar holds the rank of colonel (res.) in the IDF.