IESI research is designed for readers who need to distinguish evidence from inference and structural conditions from temporary noise. Sources, dates and methodology matter because conclusions are only as useful as the assumptions beneath them.
IESI’s initial research agenda focuses on a limited number of questions arising from its broader economic-security mandate.
A category-and-destination analysis of Israeli exports designed to identify where concentration is economically significant and where it may create strategic exposure.
In development
An examination of Israel’s dependence on maritime trade, the concentration of cargo flows and the economic transmission of shipping disruption.
In development
Claims should be narrow enough to examine rather than broad enough to evade testing.
Material factual claims should identify the underlying source and the period to which the information applies.
Evidence should support the strength of the conclusion being drawn from it.
Assumptions, limitations and material uncertainty should be visible to the reader.
Research should clarify a real economic-security question and identify who could act differently if the answer changes.
IESI welcomes serious proposals from researchers and institutions working on questions relevant to its mandate.
A useful proposal identifies the question, the evidence needed to answer it and why the answer matters.