The  University’s Ezri Center for Iran & Persian Gulf Studies and Maritime Policy & Strategy Research Center (HMS) has established a new partnership with the TRENDS Research & Advisory Center in Abu Dhabi. According to Prof. Rear Admiral (Ret.) Shaul Chorev, who heads HMS and The Ezri Center, “The joint issues which are behind the cooperation…make it a strategic collaboration of paramount importance to the two countries, not only academically but also at the security and geopolitical levels.” He hopes it will lead to important agreements with additional research institutes in the region. The research centers focus on studying geopolitical shifts, international relations, security and military affairs, and economic sustainability in and around the Middle East. The agreement was signed at an online ceremony in the presence of President Ron Robin and Rector Gustavo Mesch. >>READ MORE in the Jerusalem Post.