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'''Institute for Advanced Strategic & Political Studies''' is a Jerusalem based right-wing think-tank with connections to prominent US neocons.  In 1996 the think tank published a policy paper for Israel's [[Likud]] party urging it to withdraw from the Oslo peace process. The report, titled "[http://www.iasps.org/strat1.htm A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm]", advised the Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] "to work closely with Turkey and Jordan to contain, destabilize, and roll-back" regional threats, help overthrow Saddam Hussein, and strike "Syrian military targets in Lebanon" and possibly in Syria proper. Prominent amongst its authors were [[Richard Perle]], [[David Wurmser]] and [[Douglas Feith]].{{ref|cb}}
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'''Institute for Advanced Strategic & Political Studies''' is a Jerusalem based right-wing think-tank with connections to prominent US neocons.  In 1996 the think tank published a policy paper for Israel's [[Likud]] party urging it to withdraw from the Oslo peace process. The report, titled "[http://www.iasps.org/strat1.htm A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm]", advised the Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] "to work closely with Turkey and Jordan to contain, destabilize, and roll-back" regional threats, help overthrow Saddam Hussein, and strike "Syrian military targets in Lebanon" and possibly in Syria proper. Prominent amongst its authors were [[Richard Perle]], [[David Wurmser]] and [[Douglas Feith]].<ref>IASPS Website [http://www.iasps.org/strat1.htm A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm], ([[Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies]] 1996)</ref>
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==Neocon Nexus==
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The following [[neocons]] have contributed to IASPS publications:
  
==Key Members==
 
*[[Robert J. Loewenberg]] - Founder
 
*[[William R. Van Cleave]]
 
 
*[[Richard Perle]]
 
*[[Richard Perle]]
 
*[[Douglas Feith]]
 
*[[Douglas Feith]]
 
*[[David Wurmser]] - Director of Research in Strategy and Politics Program (1996)
 
*[[David Wurmser]] - Director of Research in Strategy and Politics Program (1996)
 
*[[Meyrav Wurmser]]
 
*[[Meyrav Wurmser]]
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==Funders==
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*[[Scaife Foundations|Sarah Scaife Foundation]]
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*[[Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]] <ref>Mediatransparency.org Website [http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=417 Funders] (accessed on June 26, 2006)</ref>
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==Staff==
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*[[Robert Loewenberg]] - President
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*[[Zev Golan]] - Executive Director, Jerusalem
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*[[Robert Heiler]] - Executive Director, Washington
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*[[Ophira Kamar]] - Secretary, Jerusalem   
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*[[William R. Van Cleave]] - Director, Division for Research in Strategy
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*[[David Yerushalmi]] - Of-Counsel
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*[[Yakir Plessner]]
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*[[Yossi Laster]]
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*[[Paul Michael Wihbey]]
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*[[Yuval Levin]]<ref>IASPS Website [http://www.iasps.org/staff.htm Staff] (accessed on June 26, 2006)</ref>
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==Affiliations==
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*[[Society of Americans for National Existence]] a project of the IASPS.
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*Member of the [[Economic Freedom Network]]
  
 
==Contact==
 
==Contact==
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==References==
 
==References==
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*{{note|cb}} [http://www.iasps.org/strat1.htm A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm], ([[Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies]] 1996)
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Latest revision as of 11:00, 9 February 2013

Institute for Advanced Strategic & Political Studies is a Jerusalem based right-wing think-tank with connections to prominent US neocons. In 1996 the think tank published a policy paper for Israel's Likud party urging it to withdraw from the Oslo peace process. The report, titled "A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm", advised the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "to work closely with Turkey and Jordan to contain, destabilize, and roll-back" regional threats, help overthrow Saddam Hussein, and strike "Syrian military targets in Lebanon" and possibly in Syria proper. Prominent amongst its authors were Richard Perle, David Wurmser and Douglas Feith.[1]

Neocon Nexus

The following neocons have contributed to IASPS publications:

Funders

Staff


Affiliations

Contact

Website: http://www.israeleconomy.org

References

  1. IASPS Website A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm, (Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies 1996)
  2. Mediatransparency.org Website Funders (accessed on June 26, 2006)
  3. IASPS Website Staff (accessed on June 26, 2006)