amichai cohen

We are proud to announce that Prof. Amichai Cohen has been appointed Vice President of Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, joining IDI President Yohanan Plesner and Vice President of Strategy Dr. Jesse Ferris Ferris on IDI’s management team. Prof. Cohen succeeds Prof. Suzie Navot, who has served in the role with great dedication over the past four years. A Senior Fellow at IDI since 2011, Prof. Cohen is a leading expert on the international law of armed conflict, national security law, civil-military relations, and constitutional law. He has served as Dean of the Faculty of Law at Ono Academic College and as a visiting professor at American University’s Washington College of Law and Columbia University Law School. IDI President Yohanan Plesner: “The addition of Prof. Amichai Cohen to our management team could not come at a more opportune time for IDI and for Israel. Amichai is a true renaissance man, whose broad base of knowledge and unparalleled expertise across the core areas of our research are sure to strengthen IDI in the years ahead.” Prof. Cohen says: “It is a true privilege to assume this position at a pivotal moment for the State of Israel. We face great challenges as a nation as we work to ensure the continued success of our Jewish and democratic experiment.” Read the full press release: en.idi.org.il/articles/64962 Read more about Prof. Amichai Cohen’s work: bit.ly/4wBK8ql @amichaic @yplesner