Gabriel Siboni, director of the Military and Strategic Affairs Program at INSS and editor of the journal by that name, joined the research team of the Institute for National Security Studies in 2005, complementing his wide-ranging activity in the realm of security and the military.

 

In his extensive IDF career, Colonel (ret.) Siboni served as a fighter and commander in the Golani Brigade and completed his service as the brigade’s reconnaissance unit commander. Within the scope of his reserve service, he served as senior staff officer of the Golani Brigade, deputy commander of the logistics unit, and chief of staff of an division. He serves as vice head and chief methodologist of the IDF Research Center for Force Utilization and Buildup – Experimentation Laboratory.

 

In addition to his work at INSS, Dr. Siboni serves as a consultant in a wide range of fields, including operational systems and military technology; risk management; information systems; and water, energy and environmental engineering. He holds a B.A. and M.A. in mechanical engineering from Tel Aviv University, and a doctorate in geographic information systems (GIS) from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

 

Research areas:

Military and strategy

Military force buildup and operation

Development in Israel's security concept

Military command

Civil-military relations

Decision making processes

 

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