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Arkady Mil-Man is a senior researcher and the Head of the Russia Research Field at the Institute for National Security Studies. He was the Israeli Ambassador to Russia (2003-2006) and Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan (1997-2000). He began his career at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a Senior researcher of the Soviet Union at the Center for Political Research. He later headed the department in the Center responsible for the research of Russia and the Far East. Mil-Man also served as Deputy Head of the Group of Israeli diplomats in Moscow (1989-1990) before the renewal of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. He founded the Israeli Embassy in Kazakhstan (1992) and became the first Israeli Chargee d'Affairs in that country. Later he worked as a Counsellor and Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in the Israeli Embassy to Russia and held different positions in the headquarters of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for post-Soviet countries. After his diplomatic career, Mil-Man worked, among other positions, in the Israeli high-tech sector, managing a venture capital fund with his partners that invested in Israeli start-ups. Mil-Man studied at Tel Aviv University and Hebrew University (political science, international relations, and history).
Arkady Mil-Man
Senior Researcher
Publications
All PublicationsThe Campaign Against Iran and the Russian Strategy Toward the Trump Administration
How the campaign in Iran shattered the Kremlin’s conception — and what conclusions and lessons has Moscow drawn from the recent events?
11 May, 2026America First? The Relevance of the BRICS in Trump’s New World Order and its impact on the Middle East.
4 May, 2026The War in Iran Through Moscow’s Eyes: Risks, Opportunities, and Strategic Lessons
How does the Kremlin interpret developments in the Iranian arena, what lessons does it derive from the course of the war, and what implications do these developments hold for the Russian sphere?
17 March, 2026Europe as the Last Obstacle on Russia’s Path to Victory in Ukraine?
What is behind Russia’s escalating rhetoric and military actions toward European countries?
29 September, 2025The West as the Enemy: Conspiracy Theories in Putinist Russia
Conspiracy theories play a major role in Russia’s contemporary political culture, and in the Putinist regime, they have been harnessed to justify the invasion of Ukraine and the repression of Russian citizens. Key to these justifications is the way that conspiracy theories portray Russia as an alternative to a corrupt and Machiavellian West, an enemy who is the absolute Other. In practice, this narrative makes it possible to identify enemies, whether external or internal, according to shifting political needs and circumstances. Since the narrative also frees Russian politics from the constraints of historical facts, the regime has been able to frame the Russia–Ukraine war as a continuation of the Second World War and as the moral struggle of light against dark.
2026-05-20 All magazine articles
Media
All media Israel Finds Large Troves of Russian Arms in Hezbollah’s Hands
18 November, 2024
Israel Faces Tough Balancing Act on Russia and the West
19 March, 2024
Russian-Israeli relations crumble over Gaza war: analysts
20 December, 2023