Similar Articles |
|
Parameters Summer 2004 Robert S. Bolia |
Overreliance on Technology in Warfare: The Yom Kippur War as a Case Study Using the Yom Kipper War as an example, this article describes the consequences of overreliance on technologically advanced systems over the course of a single war. |
Salon.com August 28, 2002 Aluf Benn |
Israel's Iraq dilemma Israeli leaders are overjoyed at the prospect of a U.S. invasion -- but it isn't good politics to admit it. |
Parameters Spring 2007 Louis Rene Beres |
Israel's Uncertain Strategic Future An assessment of current threats to Israel's survival along with recommendations for an end to its policy of nuclear ambiguity. |
Defense Update Issue 2, 2006 |
Heavyweights are Adapting to LIC Merkava tanks of all types, and particularly the new Merkava Mk4 are facing a serious challenge in the recent war between Israel and Lebanese Hezbolla. |
Parameters Winter 2004/2005 Doron Almog |
Cumulative Deterrence and the War on Terrorism A cumulative deterrence strategy designed for the war on terrorism would build on victories achieved over the short, medium, and long terms that gradually wear down the enemy. |
National Defense October 2013 Stew Magnuson |
Over Army Objections, Industry and Congress Partner to Keep Abrams Tank Production 'Hot' As far as producing Cold War era weapon systems the military says it has enough of, but Congress continues to fund anyway, there is probably no bigger poster child than the Abrams tank. |
Parameters Spring 2007 Sarah E. Kreps |
The 2006 Lebanon War: Lessons Learned Assessment of the implications of Israel's unexpected challenges encountered during the recent war with Hezbollah. |
Salon.com February 16, 2001 Ben Barber |
Colin Powell rolls up his sleeves On his trip to the Middle East next week, Bush's secretary of state will face an escalating conflict that he never intended to mediate. |
Salon.com April 19, 2001 Ben Barber |
Dragged back into the fight As the confrontation between Israel and the Palestinians threatens to engulf the region, how long can the Bush administration stay out of the fray? |
Salon.com June 12, 2002 Suzy Hansen |
Six days that shook the world An Israeli historian talks about the weeklong war that shaped the modern Middle East and still fuels the Arab-Israeli conflict. |
Defense Update Issue 1, 2006 |
The role of Armor in Urban Combat Mutually supporting combined arms (armor-infantry) tactical element can achieve success while keeping casualties to a minimum... Improving visibility when "buttoned up" in tanks... Enhancing tank survivability in urban combat... Tank firepower adapted for urban warfare... etc. |
National Defense July 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Israel's Main Battle Tanks Adapted For Urban Combat, Low-Intensity Conflict Deadly attacks on light armored vehicles have prompted Israel Defense Forces to increase their use of main battle tanks in patrol roles or other types of low-intensity conflict normally assigned to smaller vehicles. |
Salon.com October 15, 2002 Aluf Benn |
When friends collide With Israeli and American interests diverging, stakes will be high and negotiations tricky when President Bush and Ariel Sharon meet this week. |
Defense Update Issue 2, 2006 |
Israel Refine R&D to Support Asymmetric Warfare Resulting from lessons learned during years of low intensity conflict in an urban environment, the Israel Defense Forces is expanding its capabilities and autonomy at tactical levels. |
Parameters Summer 2007 Gawdat Bahgat |
Iran and the United States: The Emerging Security Paradigm in the Middle East It is time that those responsible for crafting the policies and strategies for the region understand that US and Iranian interests are not by definition mutually exclusive. |
IEEE Spectrum December 2009 Sharon Weinberger |
Gaza Power Strip The Palestinian power plant has endured bombings, embargoes and blockades: Can it ever fully power Gaza's grid? |
Salon.com October 17, 2000 Flore de Preneuf |
"The Bulldozer" How Ariel Sharon plowed his way back onto the bloody stage of Mideast politics... |
Popular Mechanics December 31, 2008 Joe Pappalardo |
Israel and Hamas: A War Primer Israeli forces, after days of heavy air strikes, are on the verge of a significant ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza. Military analysts help explain where the conflict now stands and where it could be moving in the very near future. |
Salon.com November 27, 2000 Flore de Preneuf |
Middle East meets Wild West With the crisis simmering and the death toll mounting in Israel, vigilante movements are brewing among Israelis and Palestinians alike... |
Salon.com October 23, 2000 Flore de Preneuf |
Peace? Please hold As the bloodbath rages in the Middle East, Ehud Barak calls for a "timeout" in the peace process... |
Salon.com October 1, 2002 Aluf Benn |
Sharon's miscalculation The Israeli leader has defied President Bush before and gotten away with it -- but not this time. |
Defense Update Issue 1, 2006 |
Urban Combat -- The Israeli Experience Recent conflicts are challenging the world's military powers with urban low-intensity conflict (urban-LIC) warfare... Stealth operations in LIC... New equipment fielded by israeli forces... Subterranean warfare... Rocket and mortar (RAM) attacks... etc. |
BusinessWeek February 23, 2004 Kripalani & Sandler |
Building Fences -- And Growing Closer From security to information technology, business ties between India and Israel are proliferating |
Salon.com January 4, 2001 Michael Adams |
The fraud of American "peacemaking" Clinton is just the latest U.S. leader whose one-sided support for Israel has doomed the region to bloodshed... |
Salon.com October 25, 2000 Flore de Preneuf |
Living under siege Meet the residents of two Middle East cities -- one Palestinian, the other Israeli. Both share the same concerns about violence and security -- from opposite sides of the conflict... |
Salon.com April 25, 2001 Suzy Hansen |
The assault on the USS Liberty Experts respond to new evidence that the deadly 1967 attack on a U.S. spy ship by Israeli forces was deliberate... |
Salon.com October 10, 2000 Flore de Preneuf |
Appetite for destruction Ehud Barak's ultimatum passes and violence continues to mount between Israelis and Palestinians... |
BusinessWeek January 24, 2005 |
An American Chief For Israel's Central Bank Israel's financial markets welcomed the nomination of Citigroup Vice-Chairman Stanley Fischer as governor of the Bank of Israel, the country's central bank. The Tel Aviv stock index rose 1%, to an all-time high, after the decision was announced. |
Salon.com February 7, 2001 Flore de Preneuf |
Will Ariel Sharon bulldoze the peace process? His election as Israel's prime minister was expected, but it's too soon to tell how he will steer Middle East relations... |
Salon.com June 6, 2001 Flore de Preneuf |
Brinkmanship of blood Pushed to the edge by rage and revenge, Palestinians and Israelis stare into the abyss of war... |
BusinessWeek February 17, 2011 Simpson & Fam |
Egypt's Army Marches, Fights, Sells Chickens The armed forces have a substantial stake in Egypt's civilian economy through a host of government-owned service and manufacturing companies. |
Salon.com June 13, 2000 Flore de Preneuf |
Is Syria's next president a geek? He loves technology. He wants to bring the Internet to Damascus. But can the Israelis learn to love him? |
Salon.com May 4, 2001 Suzy Hansen |
Is the honeymoon over? A historian says that American Jews are increasingly disenchanted with Israel and its policies, and more wrapped up in their own concerns... |
BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 |
A Banner Year For Israeli Arms Exports Israel's budding defense relationship with India continues to expand. |
Parameters Autumn 2004 Sergio Catignani |
Motivating Soldiers: The Example of the Israeli Defense Forces Combat motivation is a key factor in enabling conventional armies to win conflicts; in Israel's case, it has been referred to as the `secret weapon' of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). |
BusinessWeek November 14, 2005 Neal Sandler |
Gridlock In Gaza Foils Economic Gains Steps to revive the Palestinian economy are urgently needed. |
National Defense October 2004 Roxana Tiron |
Army Future Force The battle-tested Abrams tank is poised to remain in service for at least 25 more years, or until the Army is certain that it has an adequate replacement. |
BusinessWeek October 7, 2010 Wainer & Ben-David |
The Controversy Over Israel's Business Elite With a few business owners controlling a huge part of the economy in Israel, cries for reform are getting louder. |
Defense Update Issue 2, 2006 |
Israel to Pursue Active Protection for Tanks, Light AFVs Israel's MOD (IMOD) is pursuing two parallel Active Protection Systems (APS) to satisfy the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) heavy and light armor protection requirements... RAFAEL wins the Trophy... IMI introduces the Iron Fist... |
Salon.com November 6, 2002 Aluf Benn |
The fall of the house of Ariel Despite the collapse of Sharon's coalition, there's a good chance he and his policies will be back. |
BusinessWeek September 26, 2005 |
Israel Shakes Up Its Banking Sector The Israeli government hopes to get out of the banking business by yearend. |
BusinessWeek June 2, 2011 Charlie Rose |
Charlie Rose Talks to George Mitchell Obama's newly retired special envoy to the Middle East explains the President's push for Israeli-Palestinian progress and the region's biggest risks. |
Salon.com January 4, 2001 Flore de Preneuf & Daryl Lindsey |
"I hope he will be better than his father" Israelis worry, and Palestinians hope, that a new Bush administration will be tougher on them than Clinton was... |
Salon.com May 22, 2001 Ben Barber |
Is Powell's peace plan a pipe dream? With the abandonment of settlement construction and calls for a "total end of violence" at its core, the U.S. roadmap to Mideast peace may be doomed from Day 1... |
National Defense March 2008 Breanne Wagner |
Urban Wars Fuel Demand for More Accurate Sensors Suppliers of high-tech military hardware are developing new sensors that could help troops identify the enemy in close urban quarters. |
BusinessWeek June 7, 2004 |
Israel And Egypt Boost Energy Trade Economic ties between Israel and Egypt could improve in the wake of a major gas deal between the countries. |
Salon.com October 3, 2000 Samuel G. Freedman |
The sound of silence Heartsick over the bloodshed in Israel, liberal American Jews are so far paralyzed by a conflict in which Palestinians are aggressors as well as victims... |
BusinessWeek April 5, 2004 Reed & Sandler |
Israel: Why Sharon May Lose This Gamble Will the assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin make Israel and the world safer? |
Salon.com October 30, 2001 Suzy Hansen |
A Jew in the mosque A self-described "average Israeli" talks about his daring journey to pray with the Holy Land's Muslims and Christians -- and why Arafat cannot head a Palestinian state... |
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 |
Tightening Israeli-Egyptian Ties Four free-trade zones will be created in Egypt as a result of a deal to be signed by Israel, Egypt, and the U.S. on Dec. 14. |