Azriel Bermant, Ph.D.

Dr. Bermant is a lecturer at Anglo-American University and a senior researcher at the Institute of International Relations (IIR) Prague.

He holds a Ph.D. in diplomatic history from University College London and an MA in international relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was a research fellow in security studies at the University of Nottingham between 2018 and 2019, and a research fellow in the arms control and regional security programme at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel Aviv University, between 2012 and 2015. He was also a visiting research fellow at INSS during 2024.

He is the author of Margaret Thatcher and the Middle East (2016, Cambridge University Press). He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Specialization: International security, Nuclear proliferation, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Foreign policy, Transatlantic relations

Selected Publications:

Bermant, Azriel. “The Crisis between Britain and the United States over the Sinai Multinational Forceâ€, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (January 2025)

Bermant, Azriel., & Sion-Tzidkiyahu, M. “Europe’s Response to the War in Gaza: Capabilities and Actornessâ€, Strategic Assessment, Institute for National Security Studies, Tel Aviv University, (December 2024)

Bermant, Azriel. “Israel, the United States, Saudi Arabia and the Fahd Plan of 1981: An Historic Missed Opportunityâ€, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (Vol 50: Issue 4 ,2022): 1020-1038

Bermant, Azriel., & Rees, W. “Nuclear Divergence between Britain and the United States: SDI and the Anti-Ballistic MissileTreatyâ€, Journal of Strategic Studies (Volume 46: Issue 6-7, 2021): 1383-1405

Bermant, Azriel. “A Chronicle of Failure Foretold: The UK, Israel and Arms Sales to Argentina in the Era of the Falklands War â€, The International History Review (Vol 41: Issue 2, 2019) : 237-256

Bermant, Azriel. “Margaret Thatcher and the Middle East†(New York: Cambridge University Press, Oct 2016)

Bermant, Azriel. “The Russian and Iranian Missile Threats: Implications for NATO Missile Defence†(Institute for National Security Studies and Tel Aviv University, December 2014)

Bermant, Azriel. “The Impact of the Cold War on the Thatcher Government’s Middle East Policyâ€, Israel Affairs 19, No.4, (October 2013): 623-639