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THE CHAIKIN INSTITUTE FOR GEOSTRATEGY
About the Institute
The Reuven Chaikin Institute for Geostrategy at the University of Haifa studies the geography of national security in Israel and the Middle East. Its research covers water, oil, and minerals, population growth and migration, infrastructure, and the environment. These factors set the strategic position of Israel and its neighbors.
Reuven Chaikin
Reuven Chaikin was born in Tel Aviv in 1918. His mother's family had lived in the Land of Israel for four generations and descended from the Slonim family of Hebron. His father's family came from the Kyiv region of Ukraine.
Arnon Soffer
Professor Arnon Soffer founded the Chaikin Chair for Geostrategy at the University of Haifa in 2004 and headed it until he retired in 2016. He died on 14 August 2026, at ninety.
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