About the Center

The James J. Shasha Center for Strategic Studies

  • The James Shasha Center for Strategic Studies at the Hebrew University strives to combine research and action The Center focuses on strategic issues of national importance, produces position papers, conducts research and initiates seminars. The vision of the Center is based on three pillars:

  • Development of Strategic Thinking with regard to the issues at the top of the political and social agenda. This is achieved through two levels of activity: consultation to government bodies engaged in top-down approaches and initiatives that focus on bottom up thinking.

  • Focus on Topics compelling to socio-economic policy makers and entrepreneurs, who are able to engage political and social support.

  • Promotion of Viable Effective Projects that can be completed in a relatively short period of time, while raising new ideas to generate new short-term processes with long-term effects.