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 Force”, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (January 2025)

Bermant, Azriel., & Sion-Tzidkiyahu, M. “Europe’s Response to the War in Gaza: Capabilities and Actorness”, 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 Opportunity”, 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 MissileTreaty”, 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 ”, 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 Policy”, Israel Affairs 19, No.4, (October 2013): 623-639