Jennifer Teale is a researcher, policy analyst, and educator specializing in international security, Middle Eastern geopolitics, and the strategic intersection of transnational networks and state power. She analyzes the pressures shaping Israel’s security, including Iranian and Hezbollah influence across the Middle East, Europe, and Latin America; Qatar’s regional maneuvers; Russian and Chinese great-power ambitions; and the exploitation of international institutions and foreign aid to sustain conflict.

Ms. Teale holds an International Master in Security, Intelligence, and Strategic Studies program from the University of Glasgow. She has worked with the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy in Vienna and completed specialized training in North-Africa, Middle East Politics, and EU Security at Trento University, Italy.

She currently teaches War and Diplomacy Studies at Webster University in Tbilisi, Georgia. She has published extensively in the Jerusalem News Syndicate, Ynet, and the Israel Daily Defence Briefing. Her research covers Gaza governance, Israeli strategic sovereignty, Iranian terror networks in Europe, and global antisemitism.