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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 IDF Must Build Itself for the Next War—Not the Previous One
Focusing the IDF’s investments and optimizing them ahead of the challenges of the next war are essential, both operationally and budgetarily
1 December, 2025The Agreement to End the War—and What Comes Next?
Insights regarding the ceasefire agreement and the challenges ahead of implementing Phase Two
3 November, 2025The Iron Wall—and What Lies Beyond It: Past and Present
A discussion of the underlying assumptions regarding the Arab–Israeli conflict
20 October, 2025What Have We Not Yet Grasped About the Strategic Implications of Gaza’s Underground Challenge
The implications of the underground challenge on the current fighting in the Gaza Strip and on the situation in Gaza afterward
3 August, 2025Let Us Not Deceive Ourselves About a Deal to End the War in Gaza
Researcher Azar Gat examines in depth and questions the commonly held public arguments in favor of a deal that would bring an end to the war in Gaza
6 July, 2025The “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, 2025