2020-2021TheYearoftheVaccine?InternalandExternalChallengestoNationalSecurityItaiBrunandAnatKurz,EditorsSTRATEGICSURVEYFORISRAELStrategicSurveyforIsrael2020-2021ItaiBrunandAnatKurz,Editorsלארשילתיגטרטסאהכרעה2021-2020םיכרוע,ץרוקתנעוןורביתיאTheInstituteforNationalSecurityStudies(INSS)ThepurposeoftheInstituteforNationalSecurityStudies(INSS)istostrengthenthenationalsecurityoftheStateofIsraelandhelpsecureitsfutureasaJewish,democraticstate.INSS(apublicbenefitcompany),rankedastheleadingthinktankinIsraelandasoneofthefiftyleadinginstitutesintheworlddealingwithdefenseandnationalsecurity,isanindependentnon-partisaninstitutethatdealswiththecentralstrategicissuesonIsrael’snationalsecurityagenda.TheINSSresearchteamcomprisesexpertsfromtheacademic,military,andgovernmentworlds.TheInstituteaimstoinformandinfluencedecisionsmakersatthehighestlevelinIsraelandthegreaterpublic.Throughitsinvolvementinthepublicdebateanditspolicy-orientedresearch,INSSstrivestoidentifypolicyopportunitiesforIsraelandproposeinnovatesolutionstocurrentsecuritychallenges.InstituteforNationalSecurityStudies(INSS)40HaimLevanonStreetPOB39950TelAviv6997556IsraelTel.+972-3-640-0400Fax+972-3-744-7590Email:info@inss.org.ilwww.inss.org.il©INSS,January2021Allrightsreserved.ISBN:978-965-92858-1-5AssociateEditors:OmerWeichselbaumandNoamRanEditor,Englishversion:JudithRosenGraphicDesign:IgalTalianski(INSS),MichalSemo-Kovetz(TAUGraphicDesignStudio),andNitsanLearPrinting:DigiprintZahavLtd.,TelAviv2021StrategicOverview:VaccinesandVacillationsItaiBrunandAnatKurz..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2ScaleofThreatsandOpportunities.......................................................................................................................