Emily Landau

Emily Landau (; 1 August 1960 – 6 January 2020) was an Israeli political scientist and scholar of international relations. She served as a senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) at Tel Aviv University since 1986, Landau's research focused primarily on nuclear proliferation, arms control doctrines, and regional security in the Middle East.

Biography Landau was born in Boston, Massachusetts on 1 August 1960 as the third child of Barbara and Professor Mark Beran, a founder of the Tel Aviv University Faculty of Engineering. She immigrated to Israel with her family when she was 14.

Landau earned her bachelor's degree in political science and English, followed by a master's degree in political science, from Tel Aviv University. She subsequently received her doctorate in international relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. examined regional perceptions of Israel's nuclear strategy.

Her second book, Arms Control in the Middle East: Cooperative Security Dialogue and Regional Constraints (2006, Sussex Academic Press), based on her doctoral thesis, which reviewed key diplomatic efforts concerning nuclear non-proliferation.

She also served as the editor for the INSS publication Arms Control and National Security in April 2014.

Landau was a critic of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed between Iran and the P5+1 nations, arguing against it in op-ed articles and publications. that he should have instead worked with other signatories to fix the deficiencies of the JCPOA.

In April 2020, her colleague, has published a eulogy for her on the Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs. of 2013 and Iran in North Korea's Footsteps: Can Anything Be Done? of 2017. He has praised her insights and observations as a scholar, and described her as a "team player", "uncompromising" and "committed to the security and wellbeing of Israel and the liberal democratic West".

Personal life Landau was married to Giora, an intellectual property lawyer. The couple had two children, Guy and Tamar.

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