CV
Professor Azar Gat is the Academic Advisor to the Executive Director of INSS. He is the incumbent of the Ezer Weitzman Chair of National Security and Head of the International and Executive MA Programs in Security and Diplomacy in the School of Political Science, Government and International Affairs at Tel Aviv University. He is the author of 12 books on the phenomenon of war, military thought, nationalism and ideology, which have been translated into many languages. He is the recipient of the EMET Prize in the field of Political Science and Security, awarded by the Prime Minister's office.
Azar Gat
Academic Advisor to the Executive Director of INSS
Publications
All PublicationsThe “Cavalry Army” Becomes the “Hi-Tech Army”
The war that erupted on October 7, 2023, clearly demonstrated that the “cavalry army” is becoming an essential and central part of the “high-tech army”
5 June, 2025What Is the Problem With the Palestinian Problem?
Why have all attempts at a settlement failed since the Oslo Accords, and what can be learned from this about the chances of resolving the conflict?
16 February, 2025Israel’s Pager Attack and Just War Theory
A response article to political theorist Michael Walzer, who claimed in the New York Times that Israel’s pager attack was an act of terror
24 November, 2024The Turnaround: The War and Its Strategic Disputes in a Year’s Perspective
From the perspective of one year, the article re-examines the strategic and policy alternatives available to Israel during the war and the key debates that took place surrounding them
10 November, 2024Strategic Surprise—Always?
The researcher Azar Gat writes: The experience of the 20th century shows that surprise was achieved in every case in which it was attempted, without exception. What are the reasons for this—and what can be inferred from these findings?
18 September, 2024Caution, The New Concept—From Overconfidence and Complacency to Distress
Prof. Azar Gat presents the contradictions and the failures in what he calls “the concept of distress,” which he claims has replaced the “concept of overconfidence” that prevailed among many in the Israeli public and was shattered on October 7
1 July, 2024