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Louis Rene Beres

Louis Rene Beres is a professor of International Law at the University of Purdue and he is also an advisor on defense matters of the Ariel Center for Policy Research. He is the president of the Project Daniel, a group of analysts that demands an aggressive Israeli defensive policy against their neighbors.

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“Terrorism’s executioner”

by Louis Rene Beres

9 June 2005

Our world is “normally” silent in the face of evil. Israel, for its part, is not to choose between silence or complicity of political terrorism, but between being a victim or resorting to the use of force. The use of force is not inherently evil, and it is even indispensable in (...)

"Israel’s Nuclear Posture"

by Louis Rene Beres

20 May 2005

The negotiations about the Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York led to debates on Israel’s nuclear posture and on its «deliberate ambiguity». Israel was asked to clearly reveal the nature of its armaments. To stop keeping its base-hidden bombs away would call forth some diplomatic difficulties (...)