Dr. Sasson Haddad
Brigadier General (Res.) Dr. Sasson Haddad is a lecturer in the Program for Strategy, Diplomacy, and Security at Shalem College and also serves as a lecturer at Tel Aviv University. He specializes in issues of economics and national security, Middle Eastern economics, and political economy.
Dr. Haddad also serves as a senior advisor to “Mind” Israel and as a member of the boards of directors of Israeli companies. In the past, he served as the financial advisor to the Chief of Staff and head of the Budget Division of the Ministry of Defense, as a member of the General Staff Forum and as a member of the senior management of the Ministry of Defense. In addition, Dr. Haddad was head of the National Security and Economy Research Program at INSS and engaged in consulting for the Ministry of Defense and for various defense companies.
Selected Publications
Hadad, S., & Finkel, M. (2025). The Socioeconomic Conduct of the Ultra‑Orthodox Sector as a Risk to Israel’s National Security, Strategic Assessment, 28(1), pp. 147-155.
https://www.inss.org.il/strategic_assessment/ultra-orthodox/
Tractenberg, M., Hadad, S., Shabtai, H., & Raz, Y. (2024, May). The Defense Budget Following the “Iron Swords” War, INSS Memorandum No. 233.
https://www.inss.org.il/publication/defense-budget/
Elran, M., Hadad, S., Fadlon, T., & Shelah, O. (2021). Shortening Men’s Compulsory IDF Service: Beyond Economic Ramifications, INSS Insight No. 1503, August 5, 2021
https://www.inss.org.il/publication/short-service/
Eckstein, Z., Even, S., Hadad, S., Lifschitz, A. & Sumkim, S. (2020). The Coronavirus Crisis: Economic Policy Recommendations, Special Publication, in conjunction with the Aaron Institute for Economic Policy at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya.
https://www.inss.org.il/publication/coronavirus-and-economy/
Even, S. & Hadad, S. (2020, June). Where is the War Budget?, INSS Insight No. 1336, June 17, 2020.
https://www.inss.org.il/publication/war-budget/
Hadad, S., Fadlon, T., & Even, S. (2020). Israel’s Defense Industry and US Security Aid, INSS Memorandum No. 202, July 2020.
https://www.inss.org.il/publication/israeli-defense-industry/
Hadad, S. (2020). Israel Needs to Urgently Execute Advanced Contracts in the Framework of American Aid as a Security Solution for Israel’s Critical Needs, INSS Insight No. 1260, February 16, 2020.
https://www.inss.org.il/publication/us-foreign-aid-to-israel/
Fadlon T., Hadad H. & Simon E. (2020). Lebanon's Political-Economic Crisis: Ramifications for Israel, INSS Insight No. 1251, January 16, 2020.
https://www.inss.org.il/publication/lebanons-political-economic-crisis-ramifications-for-israel/
Even, S. & Hadad, S. (2019, October). Shortening Compulsory IDF Service for Men, INSS Insight No. 1221, October 31, 2019.
https://www.inss.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/No.-1221.pdf
Hadad, S. & Even, S. (2019, July). Do Limited Resources Threaten the IDF's New Multiyear Plan?, INSS Insight No. 1195, July 17, 2019.
https://www.inss.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/No.-1195.pdf
Even, S. & Hadad, S. (2018, August). A Formula for the Ministry of Defense Budget in the Next Multiyear Plan, INSS Insight No. 1081, August 1, 2018.
https://www.inss.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/No.-1081.pdf