Institute for Maritime Policy and Strategy

Recent Publications

National Maritime Strategy: A Bottom-Up Approach

This article presents an innovative perspective: that national maritime strategies, strategic documents emphasizing holistic planning for every national aspect and sector related to the maritime domain – can be initiated, designed, and implemented from the bottom up. In other words, in the absence of government action to formulate a national

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Geopolitics, Geostrategy, and Geoeconomics of Armed Conflicts and Naval Campaigns: Russian-Ukrainian War and Houthi’s Threat off the Arabian Peninsula

This article analyzes geopolitical, geostrategic, and geoeconomics selected and still unfolding developments on the global stage that represent a direct or indirect effect of ongoing armed confrontations: the Russian-Ukrainian War and the maritime confrontation against the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. Following the introduction, we analyze three development chains

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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

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Lior Hanukkah

Lior is the CEO of Hi-Center Ventures, a center for biotechnology and business entrepreneurship in the innovation district in Haifa. Lior has over 20 years of experience in investments and venture capital investments, in management and consulting for start-ups, consulting for investors, and leading capital raising processes in Israel and abroad .

Hila Ehrenreich

Hila is the CEO of the National Center for Blue Economy and Innovation in Israel. Hila has more than 15 years of experience in the field of environment and infrastructure. Previously, she was the vice president for business development and regulations at a technological parallel and CEO of a government company in the maritime sector.

Professor Shaul Horev

Shaul is the director of the Research Center for Marine Policy and Strategy (MPS) at the National Center for the Blue Economy in Israel. Shaul is a naval prince in the service of the IDF who retired with the rank of brigadier general, and held senior positions in the Israeli security system. Shaul was a professor of political science, specializing in naval strategy and Israel’s defense policy these days, and managed several academic cars.
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