Israel’s Strategy in a Shifting Middle East
Virtual Briefing Series
Monday, June 30th, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
What began as a diplomatic attempt to manage Iran’s nuclear ambitions quickly escalated when, on June 12, Israel launched airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities and key military leaders, kicking off a period of open war between Israel and Iran. Though a fragile ceasefire was announced not long after President Trump authorized strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, the durability of the ceasefire remains in question.
Has Israel achieved what it set out to do? How might this war—and a possible peace—reshape the Middle East’s security and America’s role in it? Join us on Monday, June 30, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM ET for a discussion joined by Dr. Michael Koplow, Chief Policy Officer of Israel Policy Forum, on the strategy and aims behind Israel’s military campaigns in Iran and the crucial role of U.S. involvement in shaping the conflict’s outcome.
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SPEAKER:
Dr. Michael Koplow
Michael Koplow is the chief policy officer of Israel Policy Forum, and also serves as a senior research fellow of the Kogod Research Center at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. Before coming to Israel Policy Forum, he was the founding program director of the Israel Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in Government from Georgetown University, where he specialized in political development and ideology, and the politics of Middle Eastern states. He writes Israel Policy Forum’s weekly Koplow Column, which is a leading source for commentary and analysis on Israel and American Jewry, and his work regularly appears in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Atlantic, and the Forward, among other publications. He frequently appears on Israel Policy Pod, Israel Policy Forum’s weekly podcast unpacking developments in Israel and the region. In addition to his Ph.D., he holds a B.A. from Brandeis University, a J.D. from New York University, and an A.M. in Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University.
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