Member Directory
IDF MG (ret.) Yaakov Amidror is a Distinguished Fellow at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America’s Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy. Amidror was formerly the National Security Advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as the head of Israel’s National Security Council from 2011-13.
Former Israeli Defense Attaché to the United States and Canada, and former head of the IDF General Staff Operations Branch. He is Senior Vice President for Israeli Affairs at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA)
African Maritime Security Researcher at Stable Seas, a program of One Earth Future. Her research and publication background focuses on terrorism and substate violence in sub-Saharan Africa. Kelly graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, where she received her master’s degree in Security Studies, and has worked at three US federal government agencies, including the Bureau of African Affairs at the Department of State
The Wallace Institute advocates for a peaceful resolution to the challenges facing the Arctic region.
Vice Admiral John W. Miller, USN (ret.) is former Commander of US Fifth Fleet and a participant of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) 2018 Generals and Admirals program.
Charles Perkins is the Director for US-Israel Security Policy at JINSA.
Former commander, US Southern Command, and a participant on JINSA’s 2016 Generals and Admirals Program
William Grant-Brook is a writer and researcher focusing on conflict, international security and armed groups. He previously worked at International Crisis Group and holds an MSc in Middle East Politics from SOAS. Elio Calcagno is a writer focusing on geopolitics and maritime security. He has previously worked for the EU’s External Action Service and the United Nations.
Amalina Binte Abdul Nasir and Kenneth Yeo Yaoren are research analysts from the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR), a specialist center in the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) based in Singapore.