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Asset Test

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Pandemics. Food insecurity. Climate change. Cyber crime. Nuclear proliferation.

More than ever, local problems require global answers.

The relationship between Israel and the United States has yielded breakthrough solutions to myriad international challenges.

In their Washington Institute report Asset Test 2021: How the U.S. Can Keep Benefiting from Its Alliance with Israel, authors Michael Eisenstadt and David Pollock documented the many ways the two countries work together to address critical problems at home and around the world. Their report updated and extended their groundbreaking 2012 study, Asset Test: How the United States Benefits from Its Alliance with Israel. The articles below are part of an ongoing series of updates regarding areas of cooperation not included in the original publication.

Download the Asset Test report.

Articles in this Series

U.S.-Israel cooperation images: in agtech, medicine, military, etc.
In-Depth Reports
Asset Test 2021:
How the U.S. Can Keep Benefiting from Its Alliance with Israel
Areas for especially timely U.S.-Israel cooperation include climate resilience, agtech, and medical research, as well as longstanding work in the military and security arenas.
Feb 24, 2021
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • David Pollock
◆ Transition 2021
Precision farming - source: Reuters
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Brief Analysis
Israeli Startups Are Leading Efforts to Combat Food Insecurity
From barn owls and crop sensors to 3D-printed steak and animal-free baby formula, Israeli firms are finding—and exporting—innovative ways to address challenges in the agricultural and food sectors.
Oct 25, 2022
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  • Shaina Katz
◆ Asset Test
Asset Test Infographic
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Worldwide Water Crises: Israeli Innovations Can Help
The country’s cost-saving advances in drip irrigation, desalination, and water-from-air tech are already helping scores of countries address growing shortages.
Mar 11, 2022
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  • Shaina Katz
◆ Asset Test
Maps & Graphics
Infographic: Asset Test
How the United States Benefits from Its Alliance with Israel
How Israel contributes to U.S. hard and soft security, from defense and intelligence to economic competitiveness and sustainability.
Jan 30, 2013
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • David Pollock
◆ Asset Test
In-Depth Reports
Asset Test: How the United States Benefits from Its Alliance with Israel
Read this groundbreaking study of the numerous, oft-ignored benefits of the special bilateral relationship between the United States and Israel.
Sep 5, 2012
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • David Pollock
◆ Asset Test

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