Critical Infrastructure Protection against Cyber Threats
By Lior Tabansky
INSS – Cyber Warfare Program
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Introduction
A functioning modern society depends on a complex tapestry of infrastructures: energy, communications, transportation, food, and many others....
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...
Cyberspace and Terrorist Organizations
By Yoram Schweitzer, Gabi Siboni, and Einav Yogev
NSS – Cyber Warfare Program
In a scene in the 1990 movie Die Hard 2, terrorists take control...
i-HLS TV: Promo – Iron Dome
Iron Dome
By Yiftah Shapir, Senior Research Fellow and Director,
Military Balance Project, INSS
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Introduction: Arie Egoai, i-HLS Editor-in-Chief
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...
Should Israel expect a third Intifada?
By Prof. Zaki Shalom
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
לעברית לחץ כאן
Recent violent events in Judea and Samaria, raised in Israel serious concerns of...
The Strategic Uses of Ambiguity in Cyberspace
By Martin C. Libicki
INSS – Cyber Warfare Program
לעברית לחץ כאן
Strategic ambiguity has an honored place in the mores of statecraft. The studied unwillingness of...
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...
Unraveling the Stuxnet Effect of Much Persistence and Little Change in...
By Myriam Dunn Cavelty
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
לעברית - לחץ כאן
The purpose of this article is giving a balanced picture of the...
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...
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...
Cyber Warfare and Deterrence: Trends and Challenges in Research
By Amir Lupovici
INSS – Cyber Warfare Program
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In recent years a growing number of researchers have expanded the discussion of deterrence...
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...
Iran: Maritime Measures below the Threshold of War
By Yoel Guzansky
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
The option of operating in the naval theater allows improved deterrence and attack capability vis-a-vis Iran...
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...
Dilemmas of Warfare in Densely Populated Civilian Areas
By Brig. Gen. (ret.) Moshe (“Chico”) Tamir
INSS - Military and Strategic Affairs Program
This essay attempts to present operational perspectives on conducting warfare in densely...
“MADE IN CHINA” CYBER
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By Dr. Gabi Siboni and Y. R.
Introduction
Over the past several years China has been developing operational capabilities in the...
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...