The Currency of the Islamic State: The Political and Symbolic Significance...
On November 13, 2014 the Treasury of the Islamic State organization (IS) announced its intention to mint a first series of coins to be...
Multi-Layered Defense and Initiated Attack in Defending the Homeland
By Uzi Eilam
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
The end of the twentieth century witnessed a dramatic transformation of the battlefield, and classical warfare between...
Where is the Maneuver?
By Gal Perel
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
לעברית לחץ כאן
The IDF's combat doctrine involves the delivery of powerful blows with accurate fire from the...
Suicide Attacks in 2014: The Global Picture
Since the start of the millennium, suicide attacks have become a common mode of operation for many terrorist groups around the world, particularly Sunni...
INSS Call for Papers
The Israel institute for national security studies (INSS) invites researches from all over the world to submit papers that will be published in its...
The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Regional and Human Security Implications
The Refugee Population: An Overview
Defined as the “worst humanitarian disaster since the end of the cold war,” the Syrian civil war has to date...
Lessons from the Iron Dome
By Yiftah S. Shapir
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
Israel has been under rocket attack for many years. Particularly memorable are the shelling of Galilee panhandle...
Who Will Stop the Robots?
By Liran Antebi
A new INSS article presents the challenges posed by unmanned tools and systems, which play an increasingly large role in the modern...
Israel vs. the Palestinians in the ICC
On January 16, 2015, Fatou Bensouda, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced her decision to open a preliminary examination of the situation...
Emergency National Logistic Response
The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
Military and Strategic Affairs Program
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Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah on a Collision Course: Undesirable yet Inevitable
At the start of 2015, Israel’s two major fronts – home to the two hostile players with which Israel has had military encounters in...
The Challenges of Deterring Non-state Actors
Recent years have witnessed the accelerated weakening of state actors in the Middle East. In turn, regular state armies are less able to grapple...
US Anti-Drone Marine Weapon System
U.S. Navy ships often face risks of attack when going through narrow passages such as the Suez Canal or the Hormuz strait. Protecting itself...
Israel and Palestine’s status in the UN
The ICC’s Decision to Open a Preliminary Examination: Cause for Concern, not for Panic.
On January 16, 2015, Fatou Bensouda, prosecutor of the International Criminal...
Is Israel Facing a War of Attrition against Hamas?
Udi Dekel
It has become clear once again that Hamas feels it has nothing to lose and that it is prepared to resume the armed...
Lawfare: The IDF’s Legal Front
By Avihai Mandelblit
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
Lawfare is closely linked to the theme of this issue of Military and Strategic Affairs: the...
Obligations of International Humanitarian Law
By Knut Doermann
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
It is an understatement to say that armed conflicts fought in densely populated areas can and...
Tripoli: A Syrian Heart in a Lebanese Body
If we think of sensitive, complex cities in the modern Middle East that are highly volatile, reflect sectorial tensions, and are home to serious...
New Portable Communication System for Soldiers
A new portable communication system allows soldiers on the ground to increase situational awareness. The system, worn by individual soldiers on the ground, ensures...
New Manufacturer in Loitering Munition Field
Loitering munition is a weapon system category in which the munition loiters around the target area for some time, searches for targets, and attacks...
Applied Strategy: The Challenges of Applying Force in a Changing Middle...
By Ron Tira
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
Israel’s strategic environment of mid 2012 differs significantly from that of a few years ago. In...
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