Prof Kobi Michael: This is not political – it’s a security strategy. Israel needs security buffer zones in order, firstly, to distance the threat and, secondly, to clean the area …
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Civil-military relations, national and internal security, Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, and a visiting professor at The International Centre for Policing & Security - the University of South Wales UK. Served as deputy director general and head of the Palestinian division in the Ministry of Strategic Affairs. Has published 20 books and monographs and more than 100 academic articles and book chapters.
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Prof. Kobi Michael discusses Israel’s strategic capacity to manage a multi-front war and its preference for coordination with the U.S. to address Iran as a global threat.He expresses skepticism toward …
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Prof. Kobi Michael explains that while Israel faces severe security challenges in the north, its response is currently limited by strategic coordination with the U.S. under President Trump.He notes that …
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Prof. Kobi Michael discusses the IDF’s investigation into the October 7th events at Kibbutz Be’eri, highlighting the severe failure where a handful of defenders faced dozens of terrorists while the …
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Prof. Kobi Michael discusses the precarious stalemate in Lebanon, where Israel’s military actions are constrained by American diplomatic interests while Hezbollah continues to exploit the situation within a failed Lebanese …
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Prof. Kobi Michael argues that the Iranian regime faces internal fragmentation and severe economic strain from sanctions, which may lead to its eventual collapse if current pressures continue.He also assesses …