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Israeli Defense and Intelligence Before and After October 2023 - Itai Shapira

Israeli Defense and Intelligence Before and After October 2023

The Cultural Roots of Strategic Surprise and Resilience

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Buch | Softcover
252 Seiten
2026
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-041-07488-5 (ISBN)
CHF 73,30 inkl. MwSt
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This book provides a cultural analysis of the Israeli defense and intelligence establishments before and after the Hamas surprise attack on October 7, 2023.

The Hamas attack was one of the most colossal intelligence and security failures in modern times, which brought Israel to one of its darkest points in its history. The book tracks the traits of Israeli strategic and intelligence cultures, such as hubris and lack of critical thinking, which account for this failure. It also examines the traits responsible for the Israeli security resilience in the regional war throughout 2024-25, which peaked in the campaigns against Hizballah and Iran, such as flexibility and practice preceding theory. Relying on academic and professional literature in English and in Hebrew, as well as on elite interviews with former Israeli practitioners, the book offers a novel cultural perspective of October 7th and its aftermath, a topic which will be of high interest for many years to come. By discussing the cultural roots of Israeli strategic surprise and resilience, the book contributes to the study of the interaction between culture and security performance and to our understanding of cultural change over time.

This book will be of much interest to students of intelligence studies, strategic studies, Israeli politics, Middle Eastern Studies and International Relations

Itai Shapira holds a PhD from the University of Leicester, UK, and is a Brigadier General in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Reserves, and served for more than 25 years in the Israeli Defense Intelligence (IDI). He is author of Israeli National Intelligence Culture (2024).

Introduction Part I: Frameworks Chapter 1: The 2023 Israeli National Security Strategy Chapter 2: The 2023 Israeli Strategic Culture: Continuity and Change Chapter 3: The 2023 Israeli Intelligence Culture: Continuity and Change Part II: Eyes Wide Shut Chapter 4: October 7th, 2023, 06:29 AM Chapter 5: Strategic Surprise: Cultural Factors Part III: Turning the Tides Chapter 6: The Regional War in the Middle East, 2023-2024 Chapter 7: Resilience: Cultural Factors Part IV: Rise of the Phoenix Chapter 8: The 2025 Israeli National Security Strategy Chapter 9: The 2025 Israeli Strategic and Intelligence Cultures: Continuity and Change Conclusion Appendix: List of Interviewees

Erscheint lt. Verlag 15.7.2026
Reihe/Serie Studies in Intelligence
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-041-07488-3 / 1041074883
ISBN-13 978-1-041-07488-5 / 9781041074885
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