Jose Lev Alvarez is an American-Israeli scholar specializing in Middle Eastern security policy. A multilingual veteran of both the IDF Special Forces and the U.S. Army, he holds a B.S. in neuroscience with a minor in Israel Studies from American University, three master’s degrees (international geostrategy, applied economics, and intelligence studies), and a medical degree. He is currently completing a Ph.D. in intelligence and global security in the Washington, D.C. area. In addition to serving as a writing fellow at the Middle East Forum, Lev blogs for The Times of Israel, contributes to the Washington Examiner, and regularly provides geopolitical analysis on Latin American television networks.
