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|name = Jewish Institute for National Security of America | name = Jewish Institute for National Security of America
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|abbreviation = JINSA | abbreviation = JINSA
|motto = "Securing America, Strengthening Israel" | motto = "Securing America, Strengthening Israel"
|formation = {{start date and age|1976}} | formation = {{start date and age|1976}}
|type = National security ] | type = National Security ]
|headquarters = 1101 ], NW | headquarters = 1101 ], NW
|budget= Revenue: $3,491,593<br/>Expenses: $3,496,342<br/>(])<ref>{{cite web | url=http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/521/521233683/521233683_201412_990.pdf?_ga=1.157042619.1400465774.1487149181 | title=Jewish Institute for National Security of America | date= | website=Foundation Center | accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref> | budget = Revenue: $3,491,593<br/>Expenses: $3,496,342<br/>(])<ref>{{cite web | url=http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/521/521233683/521233683_201412_990.pdf?_ga=1.157042619.1400465774.1487149181 | title=Jewish Institute for National Security of America | date= | website=Foundation Center | accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref>
|location = ] | location = ]
|leader_title = Chairman | leader_title = Chairman
|leader_name = David P. Steinmann | leader_name = David P. Steinmann
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JINSA's stated aim is to: JINSA's stated aim is to:


<blockquote>Provide leadership and affect policy on crucial issues of national security and foreign policy; to promote American security cooperation with like-minded allies including, but not limited to, Israel; to engage the American defense community about the role Israel can and does play in securing Western, democratic interests in the Middle East and Mediterranean regions; and to improve awareness in the general public, as well as in the Jewish community of the importance of a strong American defense capability.<ref></ref></blockquote> <blockquote>The Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) is dedicated to educating Congressional, military and civilian national security decision-makers on American defense and strategic interests, primarily in the Middle East, the cornerstone of which is a robust U.S.-Israeli security cooperation. JINSA believes that a strong American military and national security posture is the best guarantor of peace and the survival of our values and civilization.<ref></ref></blockquote>


JINSA's advisory board includes former ] ] (]-]) and ] (]-]), General ], and Chief William J. McSweeney of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, while Vice President ], former ] and former U.S. Representative to the United Nations ], and former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy ] were all on JINSA's Board of Advisors before they entered the Bush administration. JINSA is a non-partisan organization welcoming advisors from both major political parties. It includes Democrats such as former Congressman ] and former Congresswoman ].<ref></ref> JINSA's advisory board includes former ] ] (]-]) and ] (]-]), General ], and Chief William J. McSweeney of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, while Vice President ], former ] and former U.S. Representative to the United Nations ], and former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy ] were all on JINSA's Board of Advisors before they entered the Bush administration. JINSA is a non-partisan organization welcoming advisors from both major political parties. It includes Democrats such as former Congressman ] and former Congresswoman ].<ref></ref>


==Foreign policy positions== ==Foreign Policy Positions==


===The Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy=== ===The Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy===


JINSA's Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy is JINSA's policy center. Opened in 2013, the Gemunder Center performs research and advocacy on U.S. defense, strategic and general national security issues. The center's policy groups include: JINSA's Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy is JINSA's policy center. Opened in 2013, the Gemunder Center performs research and advocacy on U.S. defense, strategic and general national security issues. The center's policy projects include:


*U.S.-Israel Security Policy Project examines the various ways to strengthen the U.S.-Israel security relationship amid dramatic regional changes to meet growing dangers and capitalize on new opportunities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jinsa.org/policy-projects/u-s-israel-security/|title=U.S. Israel Security|website=JINSA|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> The Chair of this Policy Project is ADM James Stavridis, USN (ret.), former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and former Commander of U.S. European Command.
*The Iran Strategy Council - An organization of former senior military officials and defense analysts with the mission of educating audiences on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and how it will make the United States and its allies less safe and war with Iran and its proxies more likely. The Co-Chairs of this Council are General ], USMC (Ret.) and General ], USAF (Ret.).<ref>http://www.jinsa.org/iran-strategy-council/introduction-members</ref>
*The Iran Task Force - To examine the diplomatic, economic, and military options available to the United States and its allies to prevent a nuclear-capable Iran.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jinsa.org/gemunder-center-iran-task-force |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518093108/http://www.jinsa.org/gemunder-center-iran-task-force |archive-date=2015-05-18 |url-status=dead |df= }}</ref> *Iran Policy Project brings together former senior military officers, high-ranking government officials, energy experts and business leaders to address the pressing challenges to U.S. national security posed by Iran and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran's nuclear program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jinsa.org/policy-projects/iran/|title=Iran|website=JINSA|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> The Co-Chairs of this project are Ambassador Eric Edelman and General ], USAF (Ret.).<ref name=":0">http://www.jinsa.org/iran-strategy-council/introduction-members</ref>
*Eastern Mediterranean Policy Project was established to examine evolving threats and opportunities, and to provide recommendations, for U.S. policy toward the region, including Turkey's increasingly aggressive posture, the return of great power competition and significant energy discoveries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jinsa.org/policy/|title=Policy|website=JINSA|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> The Co-Chairs of this project are Ambassador Eric Edelman and General ], USAF (Ret.).<ref name=":0" />
⚫ *The EMP Task Force - Convenes former high-ranking government and military officials, directors of national laboratories, nuclear engineers and other experts to raise awareness and develop actionable recommendations to enhance U.S. strategic deterrence, critical infrastructure and societal resiliency against the spectrum of electromagnetic threats. Co-Chairs of this Task Force include Ambassador ], former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security and Dr. Bryan Gabbard, Executive Vice President, Defense Group Inc.<ref>http://www.jinsa.org/emp-task-force</ref>
*Hybrid Warfare Policy Project was established to define the requirements of the law of armed conflict (LOAC) and to evaluate the performance of the U.S., Israeli, and other allied militaries in compliance with - and sometimes, beyond - the dictates of the law. The Policy Project also seeks to focus attention on the conduct of hybrid adversaries such as Hezbollah, Hamas and the Islamic State, which often intentionally exploit that same body of law to stymie U.S., Israeli, and allied forces in battle and to discredit their self defense operations in the forum of public opinion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jinsa.org/policy-projects/hybrid-warfare/|title=Policy|last=|first=|date=|website=JINSA|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>
*Gaza Assessment Policy Project: The strategy that Hamas employed in the 2014 Gaza War represents the new face of war that threatens to undermine the effectiveness of conventional militaries, endangers civilians in irregular conflicts, and distorts the international legal structure. The Gaza Asessement Policy Project closely studies the evolution of this strategy and Israel's response, based on primary source research and discussions with senior Israeli, Palestinian, and United Nations (U.N.) officials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jinsa.org/policy-projects/gaza-assessment/|title=Gaza Assessment|website=JINSA|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>
⚫ *EMP Policy Project convenes former high-ranking government and military officials, directors of national laboratories, nuclear engineers and other experts to raise awareness and develop actionable recommendations to enhance U.S. strategic deterrence, critical infrastructure and societal resiliency against the spectrum of electromagnetic threats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jinsa.org/policy-projects/emp/|title=EMP|website=JINSA|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> Co-Chairs of this Task Force include Ambassador ], former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security and Dr. Bryan Gabbard, Executive Vice President, Defense Group Inc.<ref>http://www.jinsa.org/emp-task-force</ref>


===Other policy recommendations=== ===Other policy recommendations===
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JINSA's policy recommendations for the U.S. government have included: JINSA's policy recommendations for the U.S. government have included:


⚫ * Bilateral mutual defense treaty with Israel which is more narrowly defined than other such security pacts with fifty other U.S. partners.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jinsa.org/jinsa_report/for-a-narrow-u-s-israel-defense-pact/|title=For a Narrow U.S.-Israel Defense Pact|website=JINSA|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>
⚫ * Enhanced WMD counterproliferation programs.
*Frontloading military aid to Israel<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jinsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Arming-Israel-to-Defeat-Iranian-Aggression-1.pdf|title=|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
⚫ *Enhanced WMD counterproliferation programs.
* National ballistic missile defense systems. * National ballistic missile defense systems.
* Curbing of regional ballistic missile development and production worldwide. * Curbing of regional ballistic missile development and production worldwide.
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* Support for joint U.S.-Israeli training and weapons development programs. * Support for joint U.S.-Israeli training and weapons development programs.
* ] in "rogue" nation-states known to provide support or knowingly harbor terrorist groups, including ], ], ], ], ], ], and ], and support a re-evaluation of the U.S. defense relationships with ], ], and other ] nations. * ] in "rogue" nation-states known to provide support or knowingly harbor terrorist groups, including ], ], ], ], ], ], and ], and support a re-evaluation of the U.S. defense relationships with ], ], and other ] nations.
⚫ * Bilateral mutual defense treaty with Israel which is more narrowly defined than other such security pacts with fifty other U.S. partners.<ref>Harkov, Lahav. (6 December 2019). "Netanyahu, Pompeo push forward with US-Israel defense pact." Retrieved 6 December 2019.</ref>


==Programs== ==Programs==
===Generals and Admirals Program to Israel=== ===Generals and Admirals Program to Israel===
JINSA’s Generals and Admirals (G&A) Program was created in 1981 to educate recently retired U.S. generals and admirals – representatives of the country’s most credible institution, the military – about Israel’s unique security challenges and the importance of a strong U.S.-Israel relationship for America’s national security. To date, more than 450 retired U.S. generals and admirals have participated on the G&A Program, including service chiefs and combatant commanders.
One of JINSA's most important programs is to invite, with the assistance of ] and the ], retired U.S. senior military officers to Israel. The Generals and Admirals Program includes meetings with Israeli political and military leaders.


The cornerstone of the program is a trip to Israel (and sometimes Jordan), during which participants meet with top Israeli and Jordanian military, intelligence, and government leaders, including the Israeli Prime Minister, Israeli Minister of Defense, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff, Director of Mossad, the King of Jordan, the Chief of the General Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces, and the Director of Jordanian Intelligence.
⚫ More than 200 retired admirals and generals, including ] theorist Adm. ], USN, Lt. Gen. ], USA, Maj. Gen. ], USA, Maj. Gen. ], USMC, Maj. Gen. ], USA, Adm. ], USN, Adm. ], USN and Brig. Gen. ], USA, have participated in the trips over the last 21 years. Participation in the program makes no requirements of the invitees to make statements, form opinions or maintain any further relationship with JINSA, yet many trip alums have participated more than once, and 50 past participants co-authored a {{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} in the Palestinian-controlled territories that appeared in the ] in October 2000.


Participants also visit key strategic sites, including each of Israel’s borders, to learn about Israel’s defense capabilities and security challenges. Upon completion of the program, participants often engage on important policy initiatives through JINSA’s Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy that strengthen U.S. national security and the U.S.-Israel security relationship.
], writing in left-leaning '']'',<ref name=vest>], , ], September 2, 2002</ref> describes the program this way:

<blockquote>The bulk of JINSA's modest annual budget is spent on taking a bevy of retired US generals and admirals to Israel, where JINSA facilitates meetings between Israeli officials and the still-influential US flag officers, who, upon their return to the States, happily write op-eds and sign letters and advertisements championing the ] line.</blockquote>
⚫ More than 200 retired admirals and generals, including ] theorist Adm. ], USN, Lt. Gen. ], USA, Maj. Gen. ], USA, Maj. Gen. ], USMC, Maj. Gen. ], USA, Adm. ], USN, Adm. ], USN and Brig. Gen. ], USA, have participated in the trips over the last 21 years. Participation in the program makes no requirements of the invitees to make statements, form opinions or maintain any further relationship with JINSA, yet many trip alums have participated more than once, and 50 past participants co-authored a {{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} in the Palestinian-controlled territories that appeared in the ] in October 2000.


Other retired flag grade U.S. military officers recruited by JINSA include: Lt. Gen. Anthony Burshnick (USAF), Gen. Crosbie Saint (USA), Maj. Gen. Lee Downer (USAF), Gen. John Foss (USA), Adm. David Jeremiah (USN), Adm. Jerome Johnson (USN), and Rear Adm. Sumner Shapiro (USN). Other retired flag grade U.S. military officers recruited by JINSA include: Lt. Gen. Anthony Burshnick (USAF), Gen. Crosbie Saint (USA), Maj. Gen. Lee Downer (USAF), Gen. John Foss (USA), Adm. David Jeremiah (USN), Adm. Jerome Johnson (USN), and Rear Adm. Sumner Shapiro (USN).


===Military Academies Program=== ===U.S. Military Leaders Program===
Founded in 2019, JINSA’s U.S. Military Leaders Program educates elite, active duty U.S. military officers about Israel’s unique security challenges and the importance of a robust U.S.-Israel security relationship.
The JINSA Military Academies Program in Israel is a two-week program for cadets and midshipmen attending the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The program builds bridges for future associations between the U.S. Armed Forces and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). At each academy, participants are selected in a competitive process by supervising faculty and receive academic credit for the program.


The cornerstone of the program is an eight-day trip to Israel for 30 participants from the Army, Navy, and Air Force War Colleges, and from the Marine Corps’ prestigious School of Advanced Warfighting, who are on track to become generals and admirals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jinsa.org/jinsa_program/u-s-military-leaders-program/|title=U.S. Military Leaders Program|website=JINSA|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>
During the course of the program, the cadets and midshipmen engage in activities and discussions with young Israeli military officers, highlighting the role of the military in democratic countries, and similarities and differences in officer development. In the process, they visit six IDF bases. The cadets and midshipmen also meet with experts from academia, think tanks, and the private sector to receive briefings covering a broad spectrum of subjects related to security, society, and contemporary life in Israel. They also learn about the Israel's history and current events in the Middle East.

The program also includes activities designed to introduce the cadets and midshipmen to the many cultures that make up Israeli society, and organize visits to historic and religious sites.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jinsa.org/programs/military-academies-program/military-academies-program-israel/about-military-academies-progr |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-02-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301161715/http://www.jinsa.org/programs/military-academies-program/military-academies-program-israel/about-military-academies-progr |archive-date=2016-03-01 |df= }}</ref>


===Homeland Security Program=== ===Homeland Security Program===
JINSA’s Homeland Security Program (HSP) forges a “best practices” exchange between the U.S. law enforcement community and expert Israeli counterterrorism practitioners. Founded in the wake of 9/11, HSP accomplishes this goal by bringing groups of active senior American law enforcement officers to Israel to study methods and observe techniques used in preventing and responding to terrorism. These delegations are comprised of representatives from the FBI, DEA, and other federal agencies, as well as various police chiefs, sheriffs, state Homeland Security directors, and state police commissioners. HSP is carried out in cooperation with the Israel National Police, the Ministry of Internal Security and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet).
In 2002 JINSA initiated a program aimed at exchanging counter-terrorism experience and tactics between U.S. law enforcement agencies and their counterparts in the Israeli National Police. The primary focus of the program is to bring U.S. law enforcement executives (chiefs, sheriffs, deputies, etc.) to Israel for an intensive two-week program aimed at educating U.S. law enforcement officials on the possible threats posed by the specter of domestic terrorism in the United States. Over the course of many trips, over 100 police chiefs and sheriffs from departments in major American metropolitan areas (including ], ] (]); ], ]; ], ]; Chicago, and the ] of ] and ]) have participated. The program has already led to significant changes in local law enforcement counter-terrorism tactics and training.

Since the inception of HSP, over 200 law enforcement executives from almost as many municipal, county, state, and federal agencies have benefitted from their experience in Israel. In addition to its work internationally, JINSA has hosted ten conferences across the United States, with a combined attendance of over 10,500 law enforcement personnel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jinsa.org/jinsa_program/homeland-security-program/|title=Homeland Security Program|website=JINSA|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>


=== IDF Leadership Education Program (ILEP) ===
In addition, the Homeland Security Program brings Israeli police and counter-terror officials to the United States for intensive two-day seminars that to date have trained law enforcement officers and officials around the U.S. Homeland Security Program has also played a life-saving role in training members of the ] in how to better protect civilians and soldiers, alike, against the threat of car and suicide bombers in ].
Inaugurated in 2016, JINSA’s IDF Leadership Education Program educates current and future leaders of the Israeli military about elements that impact U.S. foreign policy through high-level briefings and visits to key sites, such as Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, Quantico, and Gettysburg. Widely recognized as the best educational program the IDF has in the U.S., ILEP is a triannual program that educates more than 45 mid-level and senior IDF officers per year in an effort to strengthen the bilateral U.S.-Israel security relationship for years to come.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jinsa.org/jinsa_program/idf-leadership-education-program-ilep/|title=IDF Leadership Education Program (ILEP)|website=JINSA|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>


===Publications=== ===Publications===
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===Awards=== ===Awards===
Each fall, JINSA presents an annual ''Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson Distinguished Service Award'',<ref>; Jinsa website</ref> named in honor of the late-Senator ] to U.S. government leaders (generally a senior U.S. Government or Armed Forces official, a Senator or two Members of the ]) for their career dedication to U.S. national security. Past honorees have included: Each fall, JINSA presents an annual ''Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson Distinguished Service Award'',<ref>; Jinsa website</ref> named in honor of the late-Senator ] to U.S. government leaders (generally a senior U.S. Government or Armed Forces official, a Senator or two Members of the ]) for their career dedication to U.S. national security. Past honorees have included:

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* 2003 : Congresswoman ] and Congressman ] * 2003 : Congresswoman ] and Congressman ]
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* 2014 : Congressman ] * 2014 : Congressman ]
* 2015 : Congressman ] * 2015 : Congressman ]
* 2016: Senator ], Congresswoman ], Congressman ]
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=== MG Sidney Shachnow Grateful Nation Award ===
The Grateful Nation Award, established in 2003, renamed the MG Sidney Shachnow Grateful Nation Award in 2019, is presented annually to six young heroes recognized for having distinguished themselves through superior conduct in the War on Terrorism. Honorees are nominated and selected by their respective service. The honorees come from the enlisted, noncommissioned officer and junior officer ranks. Honorees represent each of the five branches of the U.S. military and the U.S. Special Operations Command.


In addition, beginning in 2003, JINSA has honored six enlisted representatives of the U.S. Armed Services and ], each selected by their respective services, with the "Grateful Nation Award" for duty that, while exemplary, might otherwise go unrecognized. Beginning in 2003, JINSA has honored six enlisted representatives of the U.S. Armed Services and ], each selected by their respective services, with the "Grateful Nation Award" for duty that, while exemplary, might otherwise go unrecognized.


==History== ==History==
Founded in 1976 as a result of the lessons learned from the 1973 ], JINSA communicates with the national security establishment and the general public to explain the role Israel can and does play in bolstering American interests, and the link between American defense policy and the security of Israel. JINSA's founding, according to Jason Vest,<ref name=vest/> was prompted by "neoconservatives concerned that the United States might not be able to provide Israel with adequate military supplies in the event of another Arab-Israeli war." Founded in 1976 as a result of the lessons learned from the 1973 ], JINSA communicates with the national security establishment and the general public to explain the role Israel can and does play in bolstering American interests, and the link between American defense policy and the security of Israel. JINSA's founding, according to Jason Vest,<ref name="vest">], , ], September 2, 2002</ref> was prompted by "neoconservatives concerned that the United States might not be able to provide Israel with adequate military supplies in the event of another Arab-Israeli war."


In the late 1980s, JINSA underwent a profound repurposing of mission which, although retaining the interest in maintaining and strengthening the U.S.–Israeli defense relationship, widened its focus to general U.S. defense and foreign policy, with missions and meetings with national leaders and officials ], ], ], ], ], ], the ], ], ], ], ], ], the ], ], ] and ]. In the late 1980s, JINSA underwent a profound repurposing of mission which, although retaining the interest in maintaining and strengthening the U.S.–Israeli defense relationship, widened its focus to general U.S. defense and foreign policy, with missions and meetings with national leaders and officials ], ], ], ], ], ], the ], ], ], ], ], ], the ], ], ] and ].

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Jewish Institute for National Security of America
AbbreviationJINSA
Formation1976; 48 years ago (1976)
TypeNational Security Think Tank
Headquarters1101 14th Street, NW
Location
ChairmanDavid P. Steinmann
BudgetRevenue: $3,491,593
Expenses: $3,496,342
(FYE December 2014)
WebsiteJinsa.org

The Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) is a Washington, D.C.-based pro-Israel non-profit think-tank. It was founded in 1976 focusing on issues of national security.

JINSA's stated aim is to:

The Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) is dedicated to educating Congressional, military and civilian national security decision-makers on American defense and strategic interests, primarily in the Middle East, the cornerstone of which is a robust U.S.-Israeli security cooperation. JINSA believes that a strong American military and national security posture is the best guarantor of peace and the survival of our values and civilization.

JINSA's advisory board includes former United States Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN), General James T. Conway, and Chief William J. McSweeney of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, while Vice President Dick Cheney, former National Security Advisor and former U.S. Representative to the United Nations John Bolton, and former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith were all on JINSA's Board of Advisors before they entered the Bush administration. JINSA is a non-partisan organization welcoming advisors from both major political parties. It includes Democrats such as former Congressman Dave McCurdy and former Congresswoman Shelley Berkley.

Foreign Policy Positions

The Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy

JINSA's Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy is JINSA's policy center. Opened in 2013, the Gemunder Center performs research and advocacy on U.S. defense, strategic and general national security issues. The center's policy projects include:

  • U.S.-Israel Security Policy Project examines the various ways to strengthen the U.S.-Israel security relationship amid dramatic regional changes to meet growing dangers and capitalize on new opportunities. The Chair of this Policy Project is ADM James Stavridis, USN (ret.), former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and former Commander of U.S. European Command.
  • Iran Policy Project brings together former senior military officers, high-ranking government officials, energy experts and business leaders to address the pressing challenges to U.S. national security posed by Iran and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran's nuclear program. The Co-Chairs of this project are Ambassador Eric Edelman and General Charles F. Wald, USAF (Ret.).
  • Eastern Mediterranean Policy Project was established to examine evolving threats and opportunities, and to provide recommendations, for U.S. policy toward the region, including Turkey's increasingly aggressive posture, the return of great power competition and significant energy discoveries. The Co-Chairs of this project are Ambassador Eric Edelman and General Charles F. Wald, USAF (Ret.).
  • Hybrid Warfare Policy Project was established to define the requirements of the law of armed conflict (LOAC) and to evaluate the performance of the U.S., Israeli, and other allied militaries in compliance with - and sometimes, beyond - the dictates of the law. The Policy Project also seeks to focus attention on the conduct of hybrid adversaries such as Hezbollah, Hamas and the Islamic State, which often intentionally exploit that same body of law to stymie U.S., Israeli, and allied forces in battle and to discredit their self defense operations in the forum of public opinion.
  • Gaza Assessment Policy Project: The strategy that Hamas employed in the 2014 Gaza War represents the new face of war that threatens to undermine the effectiveness of conventional militaries, endangers civilians in irregular conflicts, and distorts the international legal structure. The Gaza Asessement Policy Project closely studies the evolution of this strategy and Israel's response, based on primary source research and discussions with senior Israeli, Palestinian, and United Nations (U.N.) officials.
  • EMP Policy Project convenes former high-ranking government and military officials, directors of national laboratories, nuclear engineers and other experts to raise awareness and develop actionable recommendations to enhance U.S. strategic deterrence, critical infrastructure and societal resiliency against the spectrum of electromagnetic threats. Co-Chairs of this Task Force include Ambassador Robert Joseph, former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security and Dr. Bryan Gabbard, Executive Vice President, Defense Group Inc.

Other policy recommendations

JINSA's policy recommendations for the U.S. government have included:

  • Bilateral mutual defense treaty with Israel which is more narrowly defined than other such security pacts with fifty other U.S. partners.
  • Frontloading military aid to Israel
  • Enhanced WMD counterproliferation programs.
  • National ballistic missile defense systems.
  • Curbing of regional ballistic missile development and production worldwide.
  • Increased counterterrorism training and funding, prior to September 11, 2001 attacks.
  • Increased defense cooperation with Israel.
  • Substantially improved quality-of-life for U.S. service personnel and their families.
  • Support for joint U.S.-Israeli training and weapons development programs.
  • Regime change in "rogue" nation-states known to provide support or knowingly harbor terrorist groups, including Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, and Libya, and support a re-evaluation of the U.S. defense relationships with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and other Persian Gulf nations.

Programs

Generals and Admirals Program to Israel

JINSA’s Generals and Admirals (G&A) Program was created in 1981 to educate recently retired U.S. generals and admirals – representatives of the country’s most credible institution, the military – about Israel’s unique security challenges and the importance of a strong U.S.-Israel relationship for America’s national security. To date, more than 450 retired U.S. generals and admirals have participated on the G&A Program, including service chiefs and combatant commanders.

The cornerstone of the program is a trip to Israel (and sometimes Jordan), during which participants meet with top Israeli and Jordanian military, intelligence, and government leaders, including the Israeli Prime Minister, Israeli Minister of Defense, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff, Director of Mossad, the King of Jordan, the Chief of the General Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces, and the Director of Jordanian Intelligence.

Participants also visit key strategic sites, including each of Israel’s borders, to learn about Israel’s defense capabilities and security challenges. Upon completion of the program, participants often engage on important policy initiatives through JINSA’s Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy that strengthen U.S. national security and the U.S.-Israel security relationship.

More than 200 retired admirals and generals, including Shock and Awe theorist Adm. Leon "Bud" Edney, USN, Lt. Gen. Jay Garner, USA, Maj. Gen. David L. Grange, USA, Maj. Gen. Jarvis Lynch, USMC, Maj. Gen. Sidney Shachnow, USA, Adm. Leighton "Snuffy" Smith, USN, Adm. Carlisle Trost, USN and Brig. Gen. Thomas E. White, USA, have participated in the trips over the last 21 years. Participation in the program makes no requirements of the invitees to make statements, form opinions or maintain any further relationship with JINSA, yet many trip alums have participated more than once, and 50 past participants co-authored a statement on violence in the Palestinian-controlled territories that appeared in the New York Times in October 2000.

Other retired flag grade U.S. military officers recruited by JINSA include: Lt. Gen. Anthony Burshnick (USAF), Gen. Crosbie Saint (USA), Maj. Gen. Lee Downer (USAF), Gen. John Foss (USA), Adm. David Jeremiah (USN), Adm. Jerome Johnson (USN), and Rear Adm. Sumner Shapiro (USN).

U.S. Military Leaders Program

Founded in 2019, JINSA’s U.S. Military Leaders Program educates elite, active duty U.S. military officers about Israel’s unique security challenges and the importance of a robust U.S.-Israel security relationship.

The cornerstone of the program is an eight-day trip to Israel for 30 participants from the Army, Navy, and Air Force War Colleges, and from the Marine Corps’ prestigious School of Advanced Warfighting, who are on track to become generals and admirals.

Homeland Security Program

JINSA’s Homeland Security Program (HSP) forges a “best practices” exchange between the U.S. law enforcement community and expert Israeli counterterrorism practitioners. Founded in the wake of 9/11, HSP accomplishes this goal by bringing groups of active senior American law enforcement officers to Israel to study methods and observe techniques used in preventing and responding to terrorism. These delegations are comprised of representatives from the FBI, DEA, and other federal agencies, as well as various police chiefs, sheriffs, state Homeland Security directors, and state police commissioners. HSP is carried out in cooperation with the Israel National Police, the Ministry of Internal Security and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet).

Since the inception of HSP, over 200 law enforcement executives from almost as many municipal, county, state, and federal agencies have benefitted from their experience in Israel. In addition to its work internationally, JINSA has hosted ten conferences across the United States, with a combined attendance of over 10,500 law enforcement personnel.

IDF Leadership Education Program (ILEP)

Inaugurated in 2016, JINSA’s IDF Leadership Education Program educates current and future leaders of the Israeli military about elements that impact U.S. foreign policy through high-level briefings and visits to key sites, such as Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, Quantico, and Gettysburg. Widely recognized as the best educational program the IDF has in the U.S., ILEP is a triannual program that educates more than 45 mid-level and senior IDF officers per year in an effort to strengthen the bilateral U.S.-Israel security relationship for years to come.

Publications

JINSA presents a Distinguished Service Award in honor of U.S. Senator Henry M. Jackson

JINSA publishes U.S. policy-related publications including the semi-annual political magazine Journal of International Security Affairs. From 2016 the magazine became a free publication. For 22 years, JINSA published Security Affairs - a monthly newsletter. Apart from magazines and newsletters, the institute also publishes conference proceedings and monographs. In 2004, JINSA published a reference book: Profiles in Terror: A Guide to Middle East Terrorist Organizations by Aaron Mannes.

Awards

Each fall, JINSA presents an annual Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson Distinguished Service Award, named in honor of the late-Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson to U.S. government leaders (generally a senior U.S. Government or Armed Forces official, a Senator or two Members of the United States House of Representatives) for their career dedication to U.S. national security. Past honorees have included:


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MG Sidney Shachnow Grateful Nation Award

The Grateful Nation Award, established in 2003, renamed the MG Sidney Shachnow Grateful Nation Award in 2019, is presented annually to six young heroes recognized for having distinguished themselves through superior conduct in the War on Terrorism. Honorees are nominated and selected by their respective service. The honorees come from the enlisted, noncommissioned officer and junior officer ranks. Honorees represent each of the five branches of the U.S. military and the U.S. Special Operations Command.

Beginning in 2003, JINSA has honored six enlisted representatives of the U.S. Armed Services and U.S. Special Operations Command, each selected by their respective services, with the "Grateful Nation Award" for duty that, while exemplary, might otherwise go unrecognized.

History

Founded in 1976 as a result of the lessons learned from the 1973 Yom Kippur War, JINSA communicates with the national security establishment and the general public to explain the role Israel can and does play in bolstering American interests, and the link between American defense policy and the security of Israel. JINSA's founding, according to Jason Vest, was prompted by "neoconservatives concerned that the United States might not be able to provide Israel with adequate military supplies in the event of another Arab-Israeli war."

In the late 1980s, JINSA underwent a profound repurposing of mission which, although retaining the interest in maintaining and strengthening the U.S.–Israeli defense relationship, widened its focus to general U.S. defense and foreign policy, with missions and meetings with national leaders and officials Ethiopia, Belgium, South Korea, India, Bulgaria, Italy, the Republic of China, Uzbekistan, Costa Rica, Spain, Eritrea, Jordan, the People's Republic of China, Hungary, United Kingdom and Germany.

JINSA, a charitable 501(c)(3) organization, maintains a staunchly non-partisan stance in its official policies and statements.

See also

References

  1. "Jewish Institute for National Security of America" (PDF). Foundation Center. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. About JINSA
  3. JINSA Board of Advisors
  4. "U.S. Israel Security". JINSA. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  5. "Iran". JINSA. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  6. ^ http://www.jinsa.org/iran-strategy-council/introduction-members
  7. "Policy". JINSA. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  8. "Policy". JINSA. Retrieved 2020-02-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Gaza Assessment". JINSA. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  10. "EMP". JINSA. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  11. http://www.jinsa.org/emp-task-force
  12. "For a Narrow U.S.-Israel Defense Pact". JINSA. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  13. https://jinsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Arming-Israel-to-Defeat-Iranian-Aggression-1.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "U.S. Military Leaders Program". JINSA. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  15. "Homeland Security Program". JINSA. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  16. "IDF Leadership Education Program (ILEP)". JINSA. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  17. "Subscription No Longer Required". Security Affairs. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  18. History of the Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson Distinguished Service Award; Jinsa website
  19. Jason Vest, , The Nation, September 2, 2002

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