Rafael Bardaji

Rafael Bardaji is executive director of Friends of Israel Initiative. He served in 1996-2004 as Spain’s National Security Advisor for Prime Minister Jose’ Mari’a Aznar. He is an advisor to the Special Operation Forces HQ at NATO and since 2004 has worked as director of Foreign Policy at the Foundation for Analysis and Social Studies. Mr. Bardaji has provided consultancy work for NATO military commands, the Spanish armed forces, the Spanish intelligence service and defense contractors. A member of the Atlantic Council of the United States Strategic Advisory Group, he is the author of books and articles. Follow Rafael Bardaji on Twitter @@rafael_bardaji

Articles by this Author
Against All Odds, Two Years After October 7, 2023, Israel Has Generated a Much Higher Level of Security than It Had Before the Hamas Attack
Real Peace Can Come Only After a Clear Victory for Israel — Or, Put Another Way, the Unmitigated Defeat of Its Enemies
Even the Survival of Hamas’s Political Leadership in Its ‘Golden Exile’ in Doha Could Be Coming to an End
If Reaching a Good Nuclear Deal with Iran Is Impossible, the Admin. Must Continue Its Efforts. If These Fail, the Sooner It Contemplates the Military Option, the Better
When Muslim Minorities Reach a Certain Threshold, They Attempt to Impose Their Customs Regardless of the Social Friction This Generates
The actions of the International Criminal Court’s Chief Prosecutor, Karim Khan, will deprive Israel of its sovereignty and undermine the West’s defence against terrorists and despots.