Deterrence against Non-State Actors: Thoughts following Operation Protective Edge
Recent years have witnessed the accelerated weakening of state actors in the Middle East. In turn, regular state armies are less able to grapple...
Executive Cyber Intelligence Bi-Weekly Report by INSS-CSFI
March 1st, 2014
Israel
New opportunities and new challenges in cyber sector
Israel’s cyber industry is gaining another big boost from the People's Republic of China. WBP...
On the Brink of Nuclear Terror?
By Emily B. Landau, Shimon Stein*
When Shultz, Perry, Kissinger, and Nunn published their op-eds on a world free of nuclear weapons in 2007 and 2008,...
Israel-Azerbaijan: Despite the Constraints, a Special Relationship
A telegram from the US embassy in Azerbaijan that was published in Wikileaks claimed that the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, compared Israel-Azerbaijan relations...
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...
The Use of Code Mutation to Produce Multi-use Cyber Weapons
By Cohen, Daniel and Rotbart, Aviv
INSS – CYBER Warfare Program
The increasing use of cyber weapons is creating the inevitable situation in which sophisticated versions of cyber...
Yemen: A Mirror to the Future of the Arab Spring
Ethnic, political, and religious rifts make Yemen one of the most complex arenas in the Middle East, even more so following the eruption of...
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
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...
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...
Footage of Russia’s Autonomous Torpedo
Russian Ministry of Defense recently published a video of its new autonomous torpedo, the Poseidon strategic attack drone.
Russia boasts that the high-speed...
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...
Egypt’s Reported Acquisition of the S-300VM Air Defense System
Zvi Magen, Yiftah Shapir
Even if no contract has yet been signed, Egypt and Russia are holding talks on the purchase of the S-300VM air defense...
The Changing of the Tide in the Syrian Civil War
By Itamar Rabinovich
The tide is changing in the Syrian civil war. Bashar al-Assad and his regime are gaining momentum, the opposition is weakening, and...
INSS Global Cyber Review – November 15th 2013
U.S.A
Obama Administration to enact changes in the command of the NSA and other cyber security agencies
Revelations from documents leaked by Edward Snowden about the...
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...
The Islamic State: Another Angle of the Threat
Reuven Paz
The struggle against the Islamic State (IS) organization led by the United States and its allies appears thus far to be something of...
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...
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...
A Game of Thrones: Royal Succession in Saudi Arabia
The guidelines for Saudi Arabian royal succession were formulated on the basis of principles bequeathed by Ibn Saud and the monarchy’s unique needs, circumstances,...
Executive Cyber Intelligence Bi-Weekly Report by INSS-CSFI
February 1st, 2014
Israel
Cyber Park in Beer Sheva expanding
One of the biggest network companies, Cisco, will invest millions of dollars in the Israeli cyber industry...
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The Battlefield Vehicle of the Future May Drive Itself
Modern military ground operations are increasingly moving toward autonomous systems capable of operating in contested environments with reduced risk to personnel. However, developing military...
