Israel’s Defense Minister: “Iran – Nuclear Threshold State in 3 Years”
"The impending agreement with Iran is a historical fiasco. Iran will no longer feel any pressure – political, military or economic. It will spend...
Future Israeli Strikes in Syria: Shifting Dynamics?
Udi Dekel, Orit Perlov
As presented in the Syrian social media, public opinion holds that damage to the US interest in Syria will lead to a...
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...
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...
Yemen’s Domestic Challenges: Multidimensional Splits
One of the key elements threatening the success of the reforms and Yemen’s political stability is the struggle among the country’s elites, a struggle...
Cyber Weapons and International Stability: New Destabilization Threats Require New Security...
By Guy-Philippe Goldstein
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
Though cyberspace is a domain of strategic importance, cyber weapons have not yet been associated with publicly well-enunciated...
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...
IRAN ON THE CYBER OFFENSIVE
by Dana Schwarz
INSS – Cyber Warfare Program
Iran has put a great deal of effort into constructing a domestic and external cyber strategy. Domestically, the...
Sri Lanka – Democracy, Terror and Legitimacy
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was a nationalistic-secular ideological organization established in 1976. It existed until its final fall in May 2009. The...
Holiday of Nowrūz, the Iranian nuclear and President Obama’s policy
Nowrūz, is one of the most important holidays in Iran dating back to the days of ancient Persia. The Holiday expresses the values of...
Basic Concepts in Cyber Warfare
by Lior Tabansky
INSS – Cyber Warfare Program
Introduction Developments in computers have made possible far reaching changes in all areas of life, and the rapid...
The Attack in the Golan Heights: Is an Israel-“Axis” Conflict Expected?
The attack in the Golan Heights near Quneitra on January 18, 2015, which killed Hizbollah operatives and Iranian Revolutionary Guards al-Quds Force commanders, was...
And What If We Did Not Deter Hizbollah?
The consensus in Israel is that Hizbollah was deterred as a result of the Second Lebanon War, that because of the damage sustained by...
Operation Unified Protector: Targeting Densely Populated Areas in Libya
By Christian de Cock
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
A War is a War is a War?
Although at first sight many issues related to...
The Gaza Wake-Up Call
Dr. Boaz Ganor
This article is as a wake-up call to my Western liberals friends who are shocked and full of criticism for Israel when...
A Blueprint for Cyber Deterrence: Building Stability through Strength
By Frank J. Cilluffo, Sharon L. Cardash, and George C. Salmoiraghi
INSS - Cyber Warfare Program
In many ways, deterrence in cyberspace is eminently more complicated...
INSS Global Cyber Review – November 1st
Israel
Israel counters a Chinese cyber attack
Israeli Channel 2 TV News reported last Sunday Israel's counter-cyber terrorism unit managed to thwart a concerted cyber-attack and...
Executive Cyber Intelligence Bi-Weekly Report by INSS-CSFI
February 15th, 2014
Israel
Israel - A growing cyber nation
In the last few years, the number of Israeli companies involved in the industry has ballooned from...
The Effect of Cyberwar Technologies on Force Buildup: The Israeli Case
By Gil Baram
INSS – CYBER Warfare Program
www.i-hls.com
The past decade has witnessed rapid developments in computers and information technology, leading to far reaching changes in almost all areas...
INSS Global Cyber Review – October 15th
Israel
Beer Sheva, the future cyber capital of Israel.
After Prime Minister of Israel, Benyamin Netanyahu, inaugurated the Beer Sheva's cyber security park in September, Israeli...
Ukraine Crisis and the Implications for the Middle East
The Minsk II Agreement: Implications of a (Shaky) Ceasefire
The Minsk II Agreement, reached on February 12, 2015 between Ukraine and the separatist provinces in...
In the Aftermath of the Arab Spring: Yemen’s Search for Stability
The transition government and the international community’s efforts to preserve Yemen’s unity and strengthen the legitimacy of its institutions and sovereignty were, to a...
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Bugs for Better Health: A Biological Route to Gout Prevention
For centuries, gout has been associated with painful joints. In reality, it’s the outcome of years of elevated uric acid levels—known as hyperuricaemia—that gradually...
