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BICOM Analysis: Israel, Russia and the Iranian nuclear threat

22/02/2010

­Key Points Following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Moscow last week, Russia has postponed delivery to Iran of the S-300 advanced weapon system. Russia's shifting stance towards Tehran in…Read more

BICOM Analysis: Interpreting the Israel-Syria 'war of words'

08/02/2010

Key Points The Israeli stance toward Syria is intended to convey both the readiness for peace, and the sense that Syria should not interpret this readiness as an invitation to cross…Read more

BICOM Analysis: Egypt's role in the Middle East strategic picture

19/01/2010

Key Points The long-standing poor relations between Egypt and Iran have recently undergone a further serious deterioration. The immediate precipitating factor in this is Iranian sponsorship of the Hamas enclave in…Read more

BICOM Analysis: Israel and the world in 2010

04/01/2010

Key Points Israel's current strategic situation contains both reasons for optimism and causes for concern. The Middle East region is currently dominated by Iran's drive for hegemony, and the emergence of a…Read more

BICOM Analysis: Hezbollah’s growing strength and unchanged goals

07/12/2009

Key Points In an interview with the Beirut Daily Star, Foreign Secretary David Miliband this week reaffirmed Britain's readiness to have contacts with representatives of Hezbollah in Lebanon. Hezbollah is a…Read more

BICOM Analysis: Seizure of Iranian arms ship and Tehran's regional strategy

09/11/2009

The Francop arms ship seized by Israel last week was carrying more than 3,000 shells and missiles. The weaponry found…Read more

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