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Promoting Intelligence Studies in Israel by facilitating knowledge sharing & collaboration among scholars, both within Israel & abroad.

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Israelโ€™s Operation Wrath of God: do targeted assassinations work? In Operation Wrath of God, Aviva Guttmann examines the secret campaign to take out Palestinian terrorists in revenge for the Munich Olympics massacre of 1972

Many thanks Roger Boyes of The Times for this terrific review of my new book, Operation Wrath of God: www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

26.07.2025 08:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congrats Aviva!

24.07.2025 09:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hurray, I have been elected as Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (RHS) in recognition of my contribution to historical scholarship. I am now officially FRHistS!

24.07.2025 09:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The vanishing watchman: the rise and decline of early warning This article investigates the rise and decline of early warning as a priority task for intelligence agencies. The article shows that shifts in the prioritization of early warning are shaped by a co...

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@smarrin.bsky.social)

"The vanishing watchman: the rise and decline of early warning" by Ehud Eiran, Ofer Guterman, & David Simantov

The article is part of a special issue on strategic warning & intel failure

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

24.07.2025 05:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Learning from mistakes: the impact of the October 7 surprise attack on the youngest generation of IDF intelligence analysts This article explores the individual-level effects of an intelligence failure; in particular, on entry-level intelligence analysts. It draws on interviews with graduates of the first class of the I...

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"Learning from mistakes: the impact of the Oct 7 surprise attack on the youngest generation of IDF intelligence analysts" by Ofek Riemer

โžก๏ธpart of a special issue on strat warning & intel failure

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

24.07.2025 05:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Exploring the meaning and challenges of early warning A consistent challenge in the study and practice of warning is that of definitions. This article focuses on the meaning of early warning, arguing that it should be explicitly separated from the ter...

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"Exploring the meaning and challenges of early warning" by Jonathan P. Proctor

The article is part of a special issue on strategic warning & intel failure edited by Shay Hershkovitz & Ofek Riemer

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

24.07.2025 05:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New addition

Journal article: Learning from mistakes: the impact of the October 7 surprise attack on the youngest generation of IDF intelligence analysts by Ofek Riemer (published 20-07-2025)

https://doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2025.2526931

23.07.2025 07:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Surprise, Surprise: Misperception, Hubris, and Deception in Todayโ€™s Strategic Environment - Modern War Institute In recent years, strategic surprises are everywhere. Russia and the United States were surprised by Ukrainian resilience in 2022, and Israel was surprised by the Hamas attacks in October 2023. Just re...

๐Ÿ‘๏ธREAD this commentary by Dr. Itai Shapira, a member of our forum: mwi.westpoint.edu/surprise-sur...

29.06.2025 06:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽงื”ืื–ื™ื ื• ืœืคื•ื“ืงืืกื˜ ืขื ืคืจื•ืค' ืื•ืจื™ ื‘ืจ ื™ื•ืกืฃ, ื—ื‘ืจ ื ื›ื‘ื“ ื‘ืคื•ืจื•ื ืฉืœื ื•, ืขืœ ื”ื”ืคืชืขื” ื”ืืกื˜ืจื˜ื’ื™ืช ืฉืœ ืื™ืจืืŸ: open.spotify.com/episode/5ecz...

29.06.2025 06:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Populists vs. Spies in Israel and Beyond - War on the Rocks Over a year and a half after the Oct. 7 attacks, the Israeli government is embroiled in an unprecedented institutional clash with the nationโ€™s internal

From Tel Aviv to Caracas to Ankara, one pattern holds: Populist leaders eventually target the spies. warontherocks.com/20...

11.06.2025 02:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Populists vs. Spies in Israel and Beyond - War on the Rocks Over a year and a half after the Oct. 7 attacks, the Israeli government is embroiled in an unprecedented institutional clash with the nationโ€™s internal

Why would a country sabotage its own security agencies in wartime? Israel's leadership crisis reveals a troubling global pattern. warontherocks.com/20...

09.06.2025 09:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Populists vs. Spies in Israel and Beyond - War on the Rocks Over a year and a half after the Oct. 7 attacks, the Israeli government is embroiled in an unprecedented institutional clash with the nationโ€™s internal

Why would a country sabotage its own security agencies in wartime? Israel's leadership crisis reveals a troubling global pattern. warontherocks.com/20...

05.06.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
IFIS Webinar // Intelligence-Policy Crisis: Elected Officials & Civil Servants in Israel
YouTube video by The Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies IFIS Webinar // Intelligence-Policy Crisis: Elected Officials & Civil Servants in Israel

For a recording of our previous webinar on the relationship b/w elected officials & civil servants, and lessons for the intelligence: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6uY...

15.05.2025 08:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ฃNext week on our special webinar series:

Grzegorz Maล‚ecki, former director of Polish foreign intelligence agency (AW), and Prof. David Gioe (KCL), will discuss #intelligence-policy relations under populist governments in Poland & the United States

Register here: ifis.co.il

15.05.2025 08:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ฃ Issuing today the call for papers & award nominations for the Israeli Intelligence Studies Conference 2025!

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ October 28-29, 2025
๐ŸŒŽ @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social, Jerusalem

๐Ÿ“ฉ Submission deadline: July 31, 2025

16.03.2025 13:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Proposals for the Annual Israeli Conference in Intelligence Studies, Jerusalem, 28-29 October 2025

Submission form for paper proposals: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

DM for further inquiries.

16.03.2025 13:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ฃ Issuing today the call for papers & award nominations for the Israeli Intelligence Studies Conference 2025!

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ October 28-29, 2025
๐ŸŒŽ @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social, Jerusalem

๐Ÿ“ฉ Submission deadline: July 31, 2025

16.03.2025 13:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Is the evocation of "organizational culture" a way to avoid personal accountability for (an intelligence) failure?

Whose interests are served by the construction of public, academic discourse over "intelligence failure(s)"?

Join us for a talk by Prof. Hamilton Bean>>

20.02.2025 16:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is the evocation of "organizational culture" a way to avoid personal accountability for (an intelligence) failure?

Whose interests are served by the construction of public, academic discourse over "intelligence failure(s)"?

Join us for a talk by Prof. Hamilton Bean>>

20.02.2025 16:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

TOMORROW

20.01.2025 13:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The long wait is over. 2025 is going to be a great year. Coming soon with Oxford University Press.

10.01.2025 15:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 118    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

If you wish to join this meeting, fill out this form: forms.gle/eMg5TKy4G4zK...

For more info - visit our website: www.ifis.co.il

03.01.2025 11:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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October 7 raised many difficult questions relating not only to collection and analysis, but also to the relationship b/w intelligence and policymakers.

On Jan. 21 we will hold a panel to discuss intel-policy relations in a comparative perspective (USA, Russia, & Israel)>>

03.01.2025 11:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
IFIS #3.3 // Prof. Joshua Rovner on Intelligence Reform & Politicization
YouTube video by The Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies IFIS #3.3 // Prof. Joshua Rovner on Intelligence Reform & Politicization

Check out our #YouTube channel for the full recordings of our past meetings, including the most recent one featuring Prof. @jrovner.bsky.social >>

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys2V...

02.01.2025 12:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies (IFIS) The Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies (IFIS) - Advancing the research and education of intelligence in Israeli academia

We considered shifting to Pager-based communication, but we realized that the party's right here...

So we have a new Bluesky account! ๐ŸŽ‰

Follow us here and visit our website for the recorded meetings & upcoming events >>

www.ifis.co.il

29.12.2024 20:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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