Prof. Kobi Michael
Prof. Kobi Michael is a senior researcher at INSS and editor in chief of "Strategic Assessment" and a professor at the International Centre for Policing and Security University of South Wales UK. Among his primary research interests are conflict resolution; strategy; national security; civil-military relations; failed states and peace keeping and state building operations; and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Prof.. Michael served as the deputy director general and head of the Palestinian desk at the Ministry for Strategic Affairs.
He was a member of the faculty at Ben Gurion University (2008-2011), a senior faculty member at Ariel University (2013-2015), and a visiting professor at Northwestern University in Illinois (2006-7) and Peking University in Beijing (2017). He has published widely in his field - including 20 books and monographs and over 100 articles and chapters in books - and has been awarded several academic prizes, among them, the Yariv Prize, the Tshetshik Prize, the Yitzhak Sadeh Prize, and the Israeli Association for Political Science Prize, awarded for the best book of 2008-9.
See all the recent scientific and research publications written by the expert.
Following the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding: An Alternative Assessment
Iranian victory or strategic illusion? This study challenges the dominant narrative, reassessing the US–Iran agreement and the evolving balance of power with Israel.
Radicalization Processes Among Muslim Communities in Europe – Causes, Characteristics, the Palestinian Dimension, and the Impact of October 7 on Emerging Trends
A timely analysis of Islamist radicalization in Europe, examining its causes, evolving security challenges, and the lasting impact of October 7, 2023.
The End of Khamenei – Meanings and Possibilities – An Israeli Perspective
Israel and the US assassinated Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei, exposing regime vulnerability, potentially drawing Saudi Arabia and UAE into the conflict, and creating conditions for Iranian regime change.
Strategic Patience Whenever the Strategic Compass is Aligned: Israel Reshapes the World Order
Nearly two years after October 7, 2023, Israel’s strategic achievements are evident in its dismantling of the Iran-led resistance axis, the most significant center of gravity that imposed its will on the region while refining its terror apparatus into an existential threat. Throughout this period, Israel maintained a steadfast strategic compass, guided by patience, despite occasional deviations or retreats necessitated by constraints and obstacles.
Reshaping the Middle East: October 7, 2023, and the New Regional Order
The October 7, 2023, Hamas attack led Israel to shift from containment to decisively reshaping the Middle East, weakening Iran’s axis towards regional stability.
The failed Israeli Conception regarding Hamas
Would the conception of regulation and deterrence against Hamas have been challenged in Israel at some point even if the IDF had been adequately prepared for the possibility of the October 7 attack and it had been thwarted, or had not even been carried out?
