Former IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. (ret.) Gadi Eisenkot has joined the research staff at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) as a Senior Research Fellow. At INSS Lt. Gen. (ret.) Eisenkot will head strategic research on Israel’s security concept and security policy, civil-military relations, and the IDF budget.
Chairman of the INSS Board Sir Frank Lowy and INSS Director Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin welcomed Lt. Gen. (ret.) Eisenkot’s addition to the Institute’s research staff: “The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), internationally known as the leading center for strategic thought in Israel on political-security issues, will gain immensely from Lt. Gen. (ret.)Eisenkot’s joining INSS. His rich experience and personal and professional values will make a significant contribution to the Institute as it engages in innovative, relevant, high-quality research that shapes the public debate of the leading issues on Israel's national security agenda. Lt. Gen. (ret.) Eisenkot will strengthen the Institute’s ability to conduct creative policy-oriented research and formulate sound policy recommendations on the security challenges Israel confronts today.”