Monthly Essay ·
What’s Wrong with the Postmodern Military?
By Ran BaratzAfter fifteen months of war, and brilliant Israeli operations, Hamas and Hizballah have managed to avoid total defeat, and the IDF has not yet managed to secure total victory.
Ran Baratz
Ran Baratz teaches military history and strategy in the IDF’s War Colleges. In 2016-2017 he served as the prime minister’s public diplomacy director. He is also the founding editor of the Hebrew-language website Mida, and the managing director of the Israeli NGO El Haprat. He writes a weekly column in Makor Rishon.
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