28 April 2026
Webinar: "The Impact of Military Operations on Israel’s Economy"
On 28 April 2026, the Research Group of Studying the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences organised a webinar during which the economists F. Malakhov and D. Golubev used the State of Israel as a case study to examine the long-term and short-term effects of rising defence expenditure on the country’s economic development and national welfare, the pitfalls and risks that arise for key drivers of economic growth – human capital and investment – as well as the specific features and transformations of these phenomena against the backdrop of changing patterns of warfare during the current conflict in the Middle East.
The experts also addressed the question of the structure of resources used to finance Israel’s military expenditure and how the main dilemma associated with expenditure not planned by the state is resolved. The renowned expert on Israel and economist, D. Maryasis, PhD in Economics, acted as a discussant.
Speakers:
F. Malakhov – an expert on the Israeli economy, a graduate of the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes at the Institute of Asian and African Studies of Moscow State University, and a postgraduate student at the Institute of African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. From 2023 to 2025, he was a lecturer in the Department for Jewish Studies at Moscow State University.
D. Golubev – an expert on the economics of ethno-cultural and religious minorities, a graduate of the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes and currently a postgraduate student at the Institute of Asian and African Studies, Moscow State University, and an affiliated member of the Research Group of Studying the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Russian Academy of Sciences.
Discussant:
D. Maryasis – PhD in Economics, specialist in the Israeli economy, editor of the journal "Economics of the Middle East".
Event organiser and moderator: L. Khlebnikova, PhD in History, Head of the Research Group of Studying the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict at the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences