Curriculum Vitae - Uri Resnick
Work Address: Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs 9 Yitzhak Rabin Boulevard Qiryat Ben-Gurion, Jerusalem 9103001
Telephone: +972-2-530-3563; +972-50-6203008 (CELL) e-mail: [email protected]
Date and Place of Birth: 20/12/1970; Ottawa, Canada
Date of Immigration to Israel: 15/9/1988
Military Service: 1990-1993: Israel Defense Forces (infantry) Languages: English; Hebrew; French Wife+children: Tali + Yehonatan, Itamar
Education
2005 PhD in international relations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Thesis: Dynamics of Asymmetric Territorial Conflict: on the Evolution of “Patience.” Nobel Laureate Robert Aumann on dissertation committee.
1998 MA in political science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Thesis: Palestinian and Israeli Political Behaviour(1993-1996). Magna Cum Laude.
1995 BA in political science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Professional Experience
August 2014 - Policy Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem
2012 -2014 Deputy Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles
2010- 2012 Policy Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem
2008-2010 Deputy Director, Department for UN Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem. 2005 -2008 Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Israel, Sofia, Bulgaria
2003-2005 Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Israel, Dakar, Senegal.
2002 -2003 Egypt Desk, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jeruasalem.
May 2000 Research fellowship in United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
1995-1996 Economic policy intern at the Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies (Jerusalem and Washington, D.C.)
Academic Work Experience
2014 Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Government and Politics Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of International Relations Political Science, Philosophy and Economics Program Rothberg International School
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2013 Visiting Lecturer, UCLA
2010-2012 Adjunct Lecturer, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.
2012- Adjunct Lecturer, Sapir Academic Campus
2006-2007 Visiting Lecturer: University of Sofia University of Plovdiv New Bulgarian University
Courses Game Theory: Applications in International Relations Seminar on Territorial Conflict Rational Choice, Game Theory and International Relations Game theory for the social sciences Foreign Policy Planning: theory and practice Foreign Policy Formulation: practical workshop
Publications
Books
Dynamics of Asymmetric Territorial Conflict: the Evolution of Patience. London: Palgrave-Macmillan, 2013.
Papers
“Likely Trajectories of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: an Empirical Perspective.” Work in Progress.
“The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Comparative Perspective.” Work in Progress.
“Electorate Accountability.” Work in progress.
“Explaining Post-Independence Conflict.”Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict. Vol. 5, No. 1, August 2012, pages 31-54.
"UNRWA and Local Integration." Middle East Quarterly, Volume 19, Number 4. Fall 2012, pages 45-52.
"Jabotinsky's Thought and Current Affairs." Kivunim Hadashim, Vol. 26, June 2012, pages 173-189. [Hebrew]
"התפישות של ז'בוטינסקי – והאקטואליה." כיוונים חדשים, כרך 26, יוני 2012, עמ' 173-189.
“Territorial Disputes: Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.” Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs., Vol. II, No. 3, September 2008: 92-102.
“The Evolution of Temporal Attitudes in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 1967-2002.” Bulgarian Journal of International Relations [Mejdunarodno Otnoshenia] Vol. 38, No. 3, June 2008: 27-52.
“ War and peace in the Balkans: states, nations and great powers” in Benjamin Miller (2007) States, Nations and Great Powers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (Cambridge Studies in International Relations, No. 104): 256-284 (with Benjamin Miller).
“ Conflict In the Balkans (1830-1913): Combining Levels of Analysis.” International Politics Vol. 40, No. 3, September 2003: 365-407 (with Benjamin Miller). Reform of Municipal Government Finance in Israel. Jerusalem: Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies - Division for Economic Policy Research (1996).
Articles in the Press "The Empirical Case for Defensible Borders". The Jerusalem Post, 5.9.2011. "Compromise Requires Resolve". Yediot Ahronot, 22.9.2011. [In Hebrew – [בשביל פשרה צריך נחישות. "ידיעות אחרונות", 22.9.2011. "Israel and Hamas: Just the Facts Please". LA Times (online). 21.11.2012. "Israel's I.T. League Spawning Innovations." U-T San Diego. 11.1.2013. “For Israel, charity begins – but doesn’t end – at home.” LA Times (online). 24.6.2013. “A Water War in Israel? Hardly.” LA Times (online). 20.11.2013 “Powerful rivals don’t disappear: why a two-state solution is basically inevitable.” The Jerusalem Post, 2.12.2013
“Max Steinberg’s quiet bravery.” The Times of Israel, 24.7.2014
“Hamas’ war crimes threaten far more than Palestinians.” Las Vegas Review Journal, 27.7.2014
“The strategic blunder of bearing false witness.” The Washington Times. 6.8.2014.
Professional Associations International Studies Association. Israel Studies Association.
Awards March 2001 The Herzog Award in International Relations, Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem
January 2001 The Carmon Foundation Award, Intelligence Heritage Center, Herzliyah, Israel. Conferences and Lectures
June 2014 “Asymmetric Territorial Conflicts.” RAND, Santa Monica.
December 2013 “Asymmetric Territorial Conflicts: Empirical Findings.” The Center for Rationality, Hebrew University.
September 2013 Association of International Studies West Conference. Pasadena. September 28, 2013. Paper: “Likely Trajectories of the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict.”
June 2013 Association of Israel Studies Conference. Los Angeles. June 24, 2013. UCLA. Paper: “The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Comparative Perspective.”
May 2013 Public Diplomacy on the Frontlines. Association of Public Diplomacy Scholars (APDS) Conference. Los Angeles. May 13, 2013. University of Southern California. Presentation: “Israel’s Public Diplomacy Challenge.”
February 2012 Mideast Forum Conference on UNRWA and Reintegration. Jerusalem. February 14-15, 2012.
December 2011 20th Anniversary of the Center for the Study of Rationality, Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Presentation: "Rationality and Foreign Policy Planning."
May 2011 The Greg Rosshandler International Conference on Democracies and the Right to Self-Defense, Bar Ilan University, Israel. Presentation: "Electorate Accountability."
September 2009 World Summit on Counter-Terrorism: Terrorism's Global Impact, 8th International ICT Conference, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Israel: Lecture: "UN General Assembly Resolutions and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Costly Signals."
September 1999 Bari, Italy: “Workshop in Experimental Economics”
July 1999 Stony Brook, New York: “NATO ASI (Advanced Study Institute) in Stochastic Games and Applications.”
May 6-7 1998 Jerusalem: “2020: Multidisciplinary Research in Israel.” Lecture: "Palestinian and Israeli political behaviour (1993-1996): the effects of ambiguity on strategic interaction."
June 1998 Jerusalem: “Auction Theory” (Center for Rationality and Interactive Decision Theory). June 28- Hydra, Greece: “7th Annual Summer Seminar on European Security and July 5, 1998 Conflict Resolution.” Paper submitted: The Fallacy of the ‘Ideal’ Conflict Resolution Policy
Fields of Interest
Israeli foreign policy Game theory Political theory