The Race is On: Who will be the Next IDF Chief?
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onThe race for the IDF Chief of Staff's position seems to be progressing "by the book": The Minister of Defense has already interviewed the four...
View ArticleA.I. Superpower in the Making
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onEight years after the launching of the cybernetic project that established the State of Israel as a global cyber superpower, a new national plan...
View ArticleThe Next War
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onThe events and developments of the last few days indicate that the next war in Gaza will not necessarily be similar to the last rounds of fighting...
View ArticleA New Era for the IDF
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onDefense Minister Lieberman selected Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi as his candidate for the next IDF Chief of Staff. What are the challenges facing the...
View ArticleIt’s Not Just the Sentry's Fault
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onHow has an operational entanglement led to the resignation of the Minister of Defense and to a resounding Hamas victory, and what really deters...
View ArticleOperation Northern Shield: Q&A
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onThe IDF has launched an operation to uncover and neutralize Hezbollah terror tunnels in the north. Amir Rapaport's weekly column attempts to...
View ArticleReady or Not?
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onTempers continued to flare this week in connection with the military's preparedness for war after the IDF committee appointed to look into this...
View ArticleThe First Chief of the Fourth Era
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onAviv Kochavi plans several revolutions for the IDF, which he has been cooking over the last few years. Amir Rapaport's weekly column provides a...
View ArticleA Gathering Storm
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onThree angles on the turbulent first week of Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi as IDF Chief of Staff. Amir Rapaport's weekly columnIDF Chief, Lt. Gen. Aviv...
View ArticleThe Day after Tomorrow
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onThe regional reality after the withdrawal of the US forces from Syria is in the process of being reshaped with Iran, Turkey, and Russia remaining...
View ArticleCyber, Lies & Elections
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onFollowing the recent scandal involving the alleged hacking into Benny Gantz's mobile phone, and in anticipation of future scandals, Amir...
View ArticleOn Timing, Consciousness &"Misunderstandings"
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onThis week's events in the Gaza Strip arrived at a strange timing and under equally strange circumstances. What characterizes this particular round...
View ArticleBetween 1988 and 2018
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onWhat is the difference between the recruitment class of 1988 and that of 2018? Amir Rapaport's weekly column, this time from a very personal point...
View ArticleElections under the Cyber Threat & the Digital Revolution in the IDF
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onCyberspace has come to play a major role in our life, as the recent election campaign has so vividly demonstrated. Also, the IDF is planning a...
View ArticleThe Dome vs. the Qassam
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onAmir Rapaport's weekly column examines the lessons to be derived from the most lethal round of fighting the Israeli rear experienced since...
View ArticleIf the US Attacked Iran
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onHow close is Israel to war with Iran? What stands behind the mysterious disruptions at Ben-Gurion Airport? And what delays the relocation of the...
View ArticleHow the US Blocks a Mega-Deal for Rafael
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onThe United States provides generous defense aid to Israel, but also blocks it from making major defense export deals. Is the massive US defense...
View ArticleBetween Beirut and Baghdad
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onIran's precision missile project is, apparently, the common denominator between the mysterious explosions in Iraq and Lebanon, attributed to...
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