Robert Loewenberg, a former professor of history at Arizona State University, founded the Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies (IASPS) as a think tank in Jerusalem in 1984. He established it to provide a theological and historical framework—serving as an ideological vehicle—for neoconservative and right-wing Zionist policy and strategy, and he served as the primary nexus for all institutional relationships and as president of the organization. Shortly after its founding, IASPS established a U.S. office in Washington, D.C., which operated as a subsidiary or affiliate under the broader IASPS umbrella, with Loewenberg also serving as its president. This office, located in areas where Loewenberg resided such as Rockville and Potomac, Maryland, focused on lobbying and policy advocacy, particularly in relation to U.S.-Israel strategic interests, and was instrumental in disseminating the 'A Clean Break' policy paper to American policymakers.

In 1996, Robert Loewenberg, as president of the Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies (IASPS), collaborated closely with neoconservative strategist David Wurmser on the policy paper 'A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm.' The paper was commissioned by Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud Party, produced under the institute's auspices, and presented to Netanyahu’s government. This collaboration represented an effective, though not formal, merger of IASPS's policy team with a group of neoconservative strategists, including Wurmser, and involved an organizational integration of the institute's Jerusalem and Washington offices with Wurmser's team, which also included Richard Perle, Douglas Feith, and Meyrav Wurmser. Loewenberg led the study group for the report and played a central role in its development and advocacy, while Wurmser was a principal author and key contributor to its recommendations for a more aggressive Israeli foreign policy, including the abandonment of the Oslo Accords, the pursuit of regime change in Iraq, and a new strategy for securing Israel, aligning closely with Israeli government interests. The drafting process constituted a temporary merger of personnel and resources from multiple neoconservative factions. Their collaboration included extended stays together in both Israel and the United States for policy discussions and research during the 1990s. This direct professional partnership positioned Wurmser as a bridge between Israeli strategy and U.S. administration hawks and solidified IASPS's role as a hub for neoconservative policy development, suggesting a consultative relationship with the Israeli government, as the paper was explicitly intended to shape Israeli strategic policy. Despite this, there is no record of FARA registration for their joint work. Wurmser later served as a Middle East advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney and as an advisor to the U.S. government. The collaboration is documented in the paper itself and in investigative reports by The New York Times and The Washington Post, which describe Wurmser's role in shaping U.S. policy toward Iraq and Iran.

Colbert worked directly with Loewenberg at IASPS to produce the 'Clean Break' policy manifesto for the Netanyahu government.

Study group participant under auspices of IASPS

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