Dr. Sarah Fainberg is a Senior Researcher and Head of the Great Powers Research Program at Tel Aviv University’s Elrom Center for Air and Space Studies, specializing in Russian and Chinese policy in the MENA region. She also lectures in the MA Program for Security and Diplomacy Studies at Tel Aviv University and has served as an Adjunct Professor of Israeli Affairs at Georgetown University.
Beyond academia, Dr. Fainberg has played key roles in strategic planning for various institutions. She has served as a Senior Advisor for Israel’s Ministry of Defense, a Research Associate at the Institute for National Security Studies, and a Board Member of ELNET, contributing to pivotal projects between Israel and European countries. Dr. Fainberg is a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris and holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Comparative Politics from Sciences Po, Paris.
