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Egypt is interested in the procurement of Buk-M3 Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM) from Russia.
The parties still need to agree on volumes, terms of performance and...
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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...
Israel against Hizbollah: Between Overt and Covert Warfare
The violent battle between Israel and Hizbollah in Lebanon and Syria, and perhaps even outside the Middle East, can be expected to continue and...
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...
iHLS TV Weekly Video Report – March 31st 2015
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In this weekly Video report (March 31st 2015):
Missile Defense: US Unveils Innovative AEGIS System
ISIS Recruiting In New York
The Threat:...
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...
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 Global Cyber Review – September 15th
Israel
Israel: Anonymous planned new cyber-attacks on Israel web sites
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Legal Transparency as a National Security Strategy
By Yoni Eshpar
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
The act of taking initiative is considered the preferred modus operandi within the various spheres that shape and...
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
The New Ideological Threat to the GCC: Implications for the Qatari-Saudi...
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Russian President Putin (L) meeting with Egyptian President el-Sisi (R) in Cairo, February 9, 2015
On February 9-10, 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Egypt...
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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...
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...
The Revolutionary Guards and the International Drug Trade
By Sami Kronenfeld and Yoel Guzansky
INSS - the Cyber Warfare Program
The Revolutionary Guards are significantly involved in the international drug trade, both directly and through...
INSS Global Cyber Review – July 2013
Israel
Cisco to invest in Israeli cyber-security
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INSS Global Cyber Review – 15th August 2013
U.S.A
Cooperation between the US cyber command and the Belgium Military Intelligence Service
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Executive Cyber Intelligence Bi-Weekly Report by INSS-CSFI
March 1st, 2014
Israel
New opportunities and new challenges in cyber sector
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Baghdadi’s Gamble
By Yoram Schweitzer
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