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INSS (The Institute for National Security Studies) is an independent academic institute that studies key issues relating to Israel's national security and Middle East affairs. Through its mixture of researchers with backgrounds in academia, the military, government, and public policy, INSS is able to contribute to the public debate and governmental deliberation of leading strategic issues and offer policy analysis and recommendations to decision makers and public leaders, policy analysts, and theoreticians, both in Israel and abroad. As part of its mission, it is committed to encourage new ways of thinking and expand the traditional contours of establishment analysis. Conceiving of security studies as a dynamic interdisciplinary field that involves military, intellectual, economic, and social resources, the Institute strives to reflect that diversity and complexity through research and policy recommendations of the highest standard. Complementing the traditional areas of defense, security doctrine, and politics, INSS has expanded its focus to include the “softer” components of national security, such as domestic trends and social processes. The Institute is non-partisan, independent, and autonomous in its fields of research and expressed opinions. As an external institute of Tel Aviv University, it maintains a strong association with the academic environment. In addition, it has a strong association with the political and military establishment.

The Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) is an independent center of research and action dedicated to strengthening the foundations of Israeli democracy. IDI works to bolster the values and institutions of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. A non-partisan think-and-do tank, the institute harnesses rigorous applied research to influence policy, legislation and public opinion. The institute partners with government, policy and decision makers, civil service and society, to improve the functioning of the government and its institutions, confront security threats while preserving civil liberties, and foster solidarity within Israeli society. Israel recognized the positive impact of IDI’s research and recommendations by conferring upon the institute its most prestigious award, the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement. המכון הישראלי לדמוקרטיה (ע"ר) הוא מוסד עצמאי א-מפלגתי, מחקרי ויישומי, הפועל בזירה הציבורית הישראלית בתחומי הממשל, הכלכלה והחברה. יעדיו הם חיזוק התשתית הערכית והמוסדית של ישראל כמדינה יהודית ודמוקרטית, שיפור התפקוד של מבני הממשל והמשק, גיבוש דרכים להתמודדות עם אתגרי הביטחון מתוך שמירה על הערכים הדמוקרטיים וטיפוח שותפות ומכנה משותף אזרחי בחברה הישראלית רבת הפנים. לצורך מימוש יעדים אלו חוקרי המכון שוקדים על מחקרים המניחים תשתית רעיונית ומעשית לדמוקרטיה הישראלית. בעקבותיהם מגובשות המלצות מעשיות לשיפור התפקוד של המשטר במדינת ישראל ולטיפוח חזון ארוך טווח של תרבות דמוקרטית נכונה לחברה הישראלית ולמגוון הזהויות שבה. המכון שם לו למטרה לקדם בישראל שיח ציבורי מבוסס ידע בנושאים שעל סדר היום הלאומי, ליזום רפורמות מבניות, פוליטיות וכלכליות ולשמש גוף מייעץ למקבלי ההחלטות ולציבור הרחב. המכון הישראלי לדמוקרטיה הוא זוכה פרס ישראל לשנת תשס"ט על מפעל חיים – תרומה מיוחדת לחברה ולמדינה.