Kobi Michael Ph.D.- CURRICULUM VITAE and LIST of PUBLICATIONS
01/01/2019
Kobi Michael Ph.D.- CURRICULUM VITAE AND LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Personal Details Name: Kobi Michael Address and telephone number at work – Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) – Tel-Aviv University – 40 Haim Levanon St. POB 39950 Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 6997556 Israel Address and telephone number at home – Bikuray Anavim 16 Ashkelon Israel 78310
Education B.A. – Behavioral Science, 1990-1992, Ben-Gurion University - Social Behavior Department (cum laude). M.A. – Conflict Resolution, 2000-2001, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem – International Department and Swiss Center of Conflicts Research (cum laude). Name of advisor – Prof. Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov Cum Laude enabled direct course for Ph.D. studies Ph.D. – 2001-2004, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, International Relations and Swiss Center of Conflicts Research. Name of advisor – Prof. Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov. Title of thesis - The Army's Influence on the Transition Process from War Peace - The Israeli Case - Focused Comparative Research - The Peace with Egypt and the Oslo Process. Post Doctorate studies – 2005-2006 - Northwestern University USA– the department of political science. 2005-2006 – The Harry S. Truman Institute for The Advancement of Peace, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel
Employment History (in reverse chronological order) Years 2018 – Rank – Director of MA program of Public Administration and National Security University/Institution - Sapir Academic College
Years 2017 – Rank – Senior Lecturer (adjunct) - MA program of Public Administration and National Security Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 2
University/Institution – Sapir Academic College
Years 2017 – Director of National Security Summer Program for MA students– Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and Tel-Aviv University
Years 2017 – Spring semester Rank – visiting professor University/institution – Peking University Beijing China
Years 2016 – 2017 Rank – Senior Lecturer (adjunct) University/Institution – IDC Herzelia – Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy
Years – 2013- Rank – Senior Researcher University/Institution - Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) – Tel-Aviv University
Years – 2013- 2015 Rank – Senior Lecturer University/Institution – Ariel University, Israel – Department of Middle Eastern Studies and Political Science
Years – 2008-2011 Rank - Lecturer University/Institution – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel – The Program of Conflict Resolution
Years – 2007-2010 Rank - Lecturer (adjunct) University/Institution – Inter Disciplinary Center Herzelia
Years – 2007 - 2009 Rank - Lecturer (adjunct) Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 3
University/Institution – Tel-Aviv University - The Evans Program for Conflict Research
Years – 2007-2009 Rank - Lecturer and tutor University/Institution – IDF - The National Security College
Years – 2006 – 2007 Rank - Visiting professor University/Institution – Northwestern University, USA – Department of Political Science
Years – 2005-2006 Rank – Post Doctoral Fellow and Lecturer (adjunct) University/Institution – Northwestern University, USA – Department of Political Science
Years – 2004-2007 Rank - Research fellow and Post Doctoral fellow University/Institution – The Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Years – 2004 - 2005 Rank - Lecturer (adjunct) University/Institution – Tel-Aviv University - The Evans Program for Conflict Research
Years – 2003 – 2005 Rank - Lecturer and tutor University/Institution – IDF - The National Security College
Years - 2004-2005 Rank - Lecturer (adjunct) University/Institution - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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(b) Professional functions outside universities/institutions
Years Function Topic Institution 2013 - Senior Researcher National Security, Institute for National Civil-Military Security Studies (INSS) Relations, Culture of Peace, The Israeli- Palestinian Conflict, The Arab Region 2013 - 2017 Senior Researcher The Guiding Book Jerusalem Institute for for the Negotiator Israel Studies (JIIS) about Jerusalem 2009 - 2010 Project Coordinator State Building The Tami Steinmetz Operations and Center - Tel-Aviv Failed States University with Siences-Politic (France) 2009 - 2013 Team Member The concept of S. Daniel Abraham security in the Israeli Center for Strategic context – Militarism Dialogue and Democracy Netanya Academic College
2009 - Team member Trust in the Israeli- The Tami Steinmetz Palestinian conflict Center - Tel-Aviv University 2008 - 2009 Team member International INSS (Institute for involvement in the National Security Israeli-Palestinian Studies) and IPI arena (International Peace Institute) 2000 - 2017 Team member Future political The Jerusalem Institute arrangements in The for Israel Studies Holy Basin in Jerusalem. 2007 - 2010 Coordinator and Alternative The Jerusalem Institute team member paradigms for the for Israel Studies Israeli-Palestinian conflict 2006 - 2007 Team member Military Mission NATO Defense College Effectiveness in in Rome Peace Support Operations 2004 - 2006 Coordinator and Peacekeeping Forces The Jerusalem Institute team member for Israel Studies with the Mauro Centre for Peace and Justice and the Centre for Defense and Security Studies in the University of Manitoba, Canada Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 5
2004 - 2007 Team member Civil-Military Van Leer Institute, relations in Israel Jerusalem 2003 - 2005 Coordinator and The security fence in The Jerusalem Institute team member Jerusalem and its for Israel Studies impacts 2003 - 2005 Coordinator and The collapse of Oslo The Jerusalem Institute team member Process and the for Israel Studies management of the violent conflict between Israel and the Palestinians 2000 - The Jerusalem Researcher, member 2000 - Institute for Israel of the institute's Studies Senior think-tank
(c) Significant professional consulting
2009 - 2013 The Ministry of Strategic Deputy Director General and Affairs – PMO – Director of the Palestinian and Government of Israel Neighboring Countries Division 2007-2007 The Israeli National Senior Adviser for Peacekeeping Security Council (NSC) at Operations and the Palestinians the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem 2003-2005 IPCRI – Israeli-Palestinian Israeli co-director of the Strategic Center for Research and Affairs Unit Information 1979 - 2000 IDF Military services, IDF (last rank - Lt. Colonel) in different roles, including a key role in the setting up and commanding on the Israeli- Palestinian security cooperation apparatus in the context of the implementation of the Oslo agreements.
d) Editor or member of editorial board of scientific or professional journal
Period of editorship or Position/Function Name of journal and scope of interest and topics membership on editorial board 2019 - Reviewer Open Sage 2017 - Reviewer Politika - The Israeli Journal of Political Science and International Relations Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 6
2017 - Member of the editorial Cyber, Intelligence and Security board and Reviewer 2017 - Reviewer Megamot Social Science Interdisciplinary Journal 2017 - Reviewer International Studies Review – Oxford University 2016 - Reviewer Journal of Basic and Applied Research international 2016 - Reviewer Israelis (Ben-Gurion University) 2016 - Reviewer British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioural Science 2016 - Reviewer Canadian Foreign Policy Journal 2015 - Reviewer Journal of Global Research in Education and Social Science 2014 - Reviewer Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology 2014 - Reviewer Military and Strategic Affairs 2013 - 2017 Member of the Academic The Israeli Association of Military Committee and Society Researches 2011 - Editorial Board & Infinity Journal – Strategy, Reviewer Warfare, National Security 2010 - Reviewer Journal of Contemporary Security Policy - Strategy, Security Studies, National Security, COIN, Civil- Military Relations 2010 - Reviewer The Journal of Peace Research Peace Studies, Conflict Resolution, War, Social Change 2009 - Reviewer The Journal of Public Sphere - Political Science, Governance, Strategy, Conflict Resolution, Social Change 2007 - Reviewer FPA – The Journal of Foreign Policy Analysis - Strategy, War and Peace, Israeli foreign policy 2005 - Reviewer Armed Forces & Society - -Civil- Military Relations in Israel, Military sociology, National Security
(f) Membership in professional/scientific societies 2016 – A Member of the Inter University Seminar (IUS) of Armed Forces & Society Council 2014 – Association of Israel Studies (AIS) 2010 – The Israeli Association of Civil-Military Researches – Member of the Directing Board and the Academic Committee (member of the organizing Committee of the Biennial Conference of the Israeli Association of Civil-Military Researches). Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 7
2007 – The Israeli Association of Political Science 2003 – Inter University Seminar – Armed Forces & Society
Educational activities
(a) Courses taught 1. 2019 - The Israeli National Security Doctrine, MA Public Administration and National Security Sapir College. 2. 2018 - The Israeli National Security Doctrine, MA Public Administration and National Security Sapir College. 3. 2018 - The Middle East after the Arab Upheaval: Disintegration of State Order, Summer INSS and Tel-Aviv University program for foreigner MA and Ph.D. students. 4. 2017 - The Israeli strategic challenges in the changing Middle East, MA Public Administration and National Security Sapir College. 5. 2017 - The Middle East after the Arab Upheaval: Disintegration of State Order, Summer INSS and Tel-Aviv University program for foreigner MA and Ph.D. students. 6. 2017 – a. The Israeli strategic challenges in the changing Middle East b. The Historical development of the Israeli national security doctrine – open courses (BA+MA) – Peking University Beijing China. 7. 2016 – War, Peace and Strategy in International Relations – MA – IDC Herzelia 8. 2015-2016 – Public Diplomacy – Annual Course – BA – Ariel University. 9. 2014-2015 – Annual Introductory Course – International Relations 101 – BA – Ariel University. 10. 2013-2014 – Decision Making Process - Military and Politics – BA – Ariel University. 11. 2013-2014 – Conflict Management – The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – BA – Ariel University. 12. 2013-2014 – The National Security Doctrine of the State of Israel – BA – Ariel University. 13. 2013-2014 – The Oslo Process as an Anatomy of Paradox – BA – Ariel University. Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 8
14. 2009- 2010 - Between Militarism and Statesmanship in the Transition Process from War to Peace – MA – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. 15. 2008-2010 - Conflict Resolution – MA – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. 16. 2009-2010 - How to Build A State – 21st Century Peace-building Operations - MA – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. 17. 2007-2010 - The Military, National Security, Strategy and Statesmanship (seminar in English) – MA – IDC Herzelia. 18. 2007-2010 - Peacekeeping Operations in Conflict Zones – BA - IDC Herzelia. 19. 2008-2009 - The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – From Conflict Resolution to Conflict Management – Is There A Way Back? – MA – Tel-Aviv University. 20. 2008-2009 – Peacekeeping Operations as International Conflict Resolution Mechanism - MA – Tel-Aviv University. 21. 2007-2008 – Anatomy of A Paradox – Oslo Process as A Breakthrough Failure - MA – Tel-Aviv University. 22. 2007-2008 – Civil-Military Relations in Israel – MA – National Defense College. 23. 2006-2007 – Civil-Military Relations in Israel – BA – Northwestern University Evanston Chicago USA. 24. 2006-2007 – Oslo Process as From Conflict Resolution to Conflict Management - BA – Northwestern University Evanston Chicago USA. 25. 2004-2005 - Civil-Military Relations in Israel – MA – National Defense College. 26. 2004-2005 – The Israeli-Palestinian Security Cooperation – What Went Wrong? - MA – Tel-Aviv University. 27. 2004 – Civil-Military Relations in Israel – MA – The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 28. 2003 – Civil-Military Relations in Israel – BA – Haifa University.
(b) Research students 1. Limor Regev Ph.D., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem – Instrumental and Emotional Considerations Regarding Territorial Concessions 2. Dudi Kimchi – Ph.D. candidate, Haifa University - Applications of Resistance to Institutional learning in military/ Divisional action teams 3. Guy Gavriely – MA student, Tel-Aviv University – Hamas institutionalization process since 2006. Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 9
4. 2018 – Aaron Kornbluth – MA student, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem – Academization of Intelligence. 5. 2018 – Jonathan Ghariani, Ph.D. student, Tel-Aviv University – Reforms of UNRWA. 6. 2016 – Omer Dostri – Ph.D. candidate Bar-Ilan University – Cultural Intelligence and Human Terrain and Hamas in the tension between institutionalization process and armed resistance. 7. 2016 – Davide Covelli – Ph.D. candidate Pisa University Italy – The Influence of Hamas-Willayat Sina Cooperation on Hamas' Political Stability in Gaza. 8. 2014 – Benjamin Ben-Simon – Ph.D. candidate Ariel University – The Effectiveness and Efficiency of Targeted Killing in the War of Democracies Against Terror Organizations. 9. 2010-2012 - Ilana Kartwin – Master’s thesis Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Declaration of War as a means to transform an asymmetrical conflict: The Israeli case - reexamining the conflict with the Hamas in Gaza. 10. 2010-2012 - Dana Duldner – Master thesis Ben-Gurion University of the Negev – Conflict in an Era of “Clash of Civilizations: between the “West World” and the “Fundamentalist Islam”: The Case of Muslim-Pakistani Migrants in Britain. 11. 2010-2012 - Avigdor Shapira - Master thesis Ben-Gurion University of the Negev – The American Engagement Strategy as a Conflict Resolution Strategy. 12. 2011 - Saar Rave – Doctorate dissertation The Hebrew University of Jerusalem – The Military Learning Process in Low Intensity Conflicts– A comparative study between the first and the second intifadas. 13. 2009 - Sharon Zinger – Doctorate dissertation Ben-Gurion University of the Negev – Peacekeeping Operations in Failed States (has not finished due to personal reasons). 14. 2009 - Yasmin Schindler – Doctorate dissertation Ben-Gurion University – The Meaning of Military Victory in Afghanistan and Its Implications Regarding the Political Goal and Conflict Resolution (after almost two years of efforts and very good progress in the theoretical review and case studies descriptions I have reached to the conclusion that she is failing making the right progress in the analytical discussion and therefore, I recommended her to quit).
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Awards, Citations, Honors, Fellowships Honors, Citation Awards (including during studies) 2009 – The Israeli Political Science Association Prize for the Best Book of the Year for my book Between Militarism and Statesmanship in Israel: Military Influence on Peace Processes, Tel-Aviv University Press, Tel-Aviv, 2008 (269 pages). 2006 - Itzhak Sade Prize for Military Literature for the book The Israeli- Palestinian Conflict, From a Peace Process to Violent Confrontation 2000-2005, edited by Yaacov Bar Siman-Tov, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, Jerusalem (where I contributed 3 chapters). 2005 – The ANNUAL TSHETSHIK PRIZE The Jaffe Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University for a book or original piece of research relating to Israeli Security. The prize was given for the doctoral dissertation. 2002 – The YARIV AWARD For Advanced Research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The award was given for the research about the causes for the failure of the Israeli-Palestinian security cooperation following the Oslo accords.
Scientific Publications
(a) Authored books and monographs 1. Kobi Michael and Aaron Kornbluth (2019). The Academization of Intelligence in the West, The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information the Israeli Intelligence Heritage and Commemoration Center (Hebrew, 102 pages). https://www.terrorism- info.org.il/he/%D7%94%D7%90%D7%A7%D7%93%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9 6%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%94-%D7%A9%D7%9C- %D7%94%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%9F- %D7%91%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%91/
2. Meir Kraus, Kobi Michael, Amnon Ramon, Yitzhak Rieter (2018). Negotiating the Future of Jerusalem: An Introduction, Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research, Jerusalem (Hebrew and English, 413 pages).
המרחב הערבי .(Kobi Michael and Yoel Guzansky (2016 Hebrew, 2017 English .3 The Arab World – On The Road To State Failure, Institute for בנתיב הכישלון המדינתי National Security Studies (INSS), Tel-Aviv University (170 pages H., 230 pages E.), (Hebrew and English). http://www.inss.org.il/he/publication/%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%97%D7 %91-%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%99- %D7%91%D7%A0%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%91- %D7%94%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9F- %D7%94%D7%9E%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%AA%D7%99/ Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 11
הפיקוח האזרחי והממד הטריטוריאלי של הביטחון .(Kobi Michael and Amiram Oren (2013 .4 Civil Control with Regard to the בישראל – מסגרת מושגית ביקורתית במבחן המעשה Territorial Dimension of Security in Israel – A Critical Conceptual Framework in Practice, Floersheimer Studies, The Institute of Urban and Regional Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013 (Hebrew 86 pages). http://fips.huji.ac.il/sites/default/files/floersheimer/files/orenmichael_civil_contro l.compressed.pdf
בין צבאיות למדינאות בישראל – השפעת הצבא על תהליכי מעבר .(Kobi Michael (2008 .5 Between Militarism and Statesmanship in Israel: Military Influence ממלחמה לשלום on Peace Processes, Tel-Aviv University Press, Tel-Aviv, 2008 (Hebrew 269 pages). http://www.tau.ac.il/institutes/diplomacy/military-intro.pdf
6. Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov, Kobi Michael, Ephraim Lavie and Daniel Bar-Tal -The Israeli הסכסוך האלים הישראלי-פלסטיני – המעבר מיישוב סכסוך לניהול סכסוך .(2005) Palestinian Violent Conflict: From Conflict Resolution to Conflict Management, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, Jerusalem (Hebrew version in 2004).
7. Kobi Michael and Amnon Ramon (2004). A Fence around Jerusalem – The Construction of the Security Fence ("Separation Fence") Around Jerusalem – General Background and Implications for the City and its Metropolitan Area, Jerusalem: The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies (Hebrew 112 and English 140 pages). http://jerusaleminstitute.org.il/.upload/publications/fence_around.pdf
8. Kobi Michael. Israeli-Palestinian Joint Patrols in Gaza, 1994-96: A Forgone Failure? Jerusalem: The Harry. S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, A Gitelson Publication Series, 29, August 2004 (40 pages).
היה או לא היה? מדוע כשל מודל שיתוף הפעולה הביטחוני הישראלי-פלסטיני? .Kobi Michael .9 Was it or not? Why has the Israeli-Palestinian Security Cooperation Model Failed? A Personal Retrospective View of a Hope without a Prospect - May 1994 – September 2000. Jerusalem: The Davis Institute Publications, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2003 (48 pages).
מעורבות בינלאומית בירושלים – מסגרת מושגית .(Kobi Michael (2003 .10 International Involvement in Jerusalem – Conceptual Background andומשמעויות Implications. The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, 2003 (46 pages).
מעורבות בינלאומית באגן הקדוש בירושלים – .(Moshe Hirsh and Kobi Michael (2003 .11 Analysis of International Involvement Alternatives for the Holy Basin ניתוח חלופות in Jerusalem (co-author: Moshe Hirsh). The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, 2003 (62 pages).
(b) Editorship of collective volumes 1. Kobi Michael and Udi Dekel, Scenarios in the Israeli-Palestinian Arena – Strategic Challenges and Possible Responses, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel-Aviv University, (Hebrew and English), 2018. Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 12
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2. Kobi Michael, Gabi Siboni and Anat Kurz, Six Days and Fifty Years, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel-Aviv University, forthcoming (Hebrew, 2018, 302 pages, English 2018).
3. Kobi Michael, Eyal Ben-Ari and Jessica Turnley, Special Operations Forces in the 21st Century: Perspectives from the Social Sciences, Routledge USA, forthcoming (August 2017). https://www.routledge.com/Special-Operations- Forces-in-the-21st-Century-Perspectives-from-the-Social/Turnley-Michael-Ben- Ari/p/book/9781138632622
The אסטרטגיית צה"ל בראי הביטחון הלאומי .Kobi Michael, Meir Elran and Gabi Siboni .4 IDF Strategy in the Perspective of National Security, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel-Aviv University (Hebrew, 224 pages), 2016, (Hebrew and English forthcoming). http://www.inss.org.il/he/publication/%D7%90%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%A8%D 7%98%D7%92%D7%99%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%A6%D7%94%D7%9C- %D7%91%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%99- %D7%94%D7%91%D7%99%D7%98%D7%97%D7%95%D7%9F- %D7%94%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%99/
5. Kobi Michael, David Kellen and Eyal Ben-Ari. The Transformations in the World of War and Peace Support Operations, Praeger Security International (PSI – Greenwood Publication Group USA) 2009 (218 pages). http://www.abc- clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=E1160C
היוזמה הערבית – הזדמנות היסטורית? רקע, משמעויות וכיווני פעולה אפשריים .Kobi Michael .6 The Arab Peace Initiative – A Historic Opportunity? Background, Meanings, and Possible Avenues of Exploration. The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, Jerusalem, 2007 (107 pages). http://jerusaleminstitute.org.il/.upload/publications/heb/arab-league.pdf
7. Kobi Michael and Mohammad Dajani. “The Role of the International Community,” Palestine Israel Journal for Politics, Economics and Culture, Vol.13 No.4, MIDDLE EAST PUBLICATIONS, 2007 (128 pages).
8. Kobi Michael and David Kellen. Stabilizing the Israeli-Palestinian Bi-level Conflict Zone - Considerations for a Multinational Peace Support Operation (co- editing with David Kellen). The Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace – the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2007 (191 pages).
9. Sean Byrne, James Fergusson, Eyal Ben-Ari and Kobi Michael. Old Conflict, New Challenges – Peace-building in Israeli-Palestinian Relations. (co-editing with), Bison Paper 8, University of Manitoba Winnipeg Canada, January 2006 (110 pages).
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(c) Chapters in collective volumes 1. Kobi Michael and Omer Dostri. "The Hamas Military Buildup", in Anat Kurz, Udi Dekel and Benedetta Berti (eds.), The Crisis of the Gaza Strip: A Way Out (Hebrew and English), Institute for National Security Studies, Tel-Aviv University, 2018, pp. 49-60. http://www.inss.org.il/publication/crisis-gaza-strip- way/?offset=2&posts=1942
2. Shlomo Brom, Kobi Michael, Anat Kurz and Gilad Sher. "Israel and the Middle East: Potential to Thaw the Frozen Political Process and Upgrade Relations in the Regional Arena", in Shlomo Brom and Anat Kurz (eds.), Strategic Survey for Israel 2017-2018 (Hebrew and English), Institute for National Security Studies, Tel-Aviv University, 2018, pp. 91-104.
3. Kobi Michael, Gabi Siboni and Anat Kurz. "Retrospective", in Gabi Siboni, Kobi Michael and Anat Kurz (eds.), Six Days and Fifty Years (Hebrew and English), Institute for National Security Studies, Tel-Aviv University, 2018, pp. 9-18.
4. Kobi Michael and Yoel Guzansky, "The Nation State VS. the Failed State in the Middle East", in Vladimir Sazonov and Holger Mölder (eds.) Cultural Crossroads in the East Middle – Historical, Cultural and Political Legacy of Intercultural Dialogue and Conflict from Ancient Near East to Present Days, Studia Orientalia Tartuensia. Series Nova (forthcoming).
5. Eyal Ben-Ari, Jessica Glicken Turnley, Kobi Michael, "Special Operations Forces (SOF) and Social Science: An Introductory Essay", in Jessica Glicken Turnley, Kobi Michael and Eyal Ben-Ari (eds.), Special Operations Forces in the 21st Century: Perspectives from the Social Sciences, Routledge USA, 2017.
6. Kobi Michael, "Special Operations Forces (SOF) as the "Silver Bullet": Strategic Helplessness and Weakened Institutional and Extra-Institutional Civilian Control", in Jessica Glicken Turnley, Kobi Michael and Eyal Ben-Ari (eds.), Special Operations Forces in the 21st Century: Perspectives from the Social Sciences, Routledge USA, 2017.
7. Eyal Ben-Ari, Jessica Glicken Turnley, Kobi Michael: "A Social Scientific Agenda for the Study of SOF", in Jessica Glicken Turnley, Kobi Michael and Eyal Ben-Ari (eds.), Special Operations Forces in the 21st Century: Perspectives from the Social Sciences, Routledge USA, 2017.
8. Kobi Michael, "Operative Cultural Intelligence", in Shmuel Even and David Siman Tov (eds.), Challenges Facing Israel’s Intelligence Community, Institute for National Security Studies, Tel-Aviv University, 2017, pp. 85-94 (Hebrew).
9. Kobi Michael, "Between Old and New - Delegitimization Effort in Historical Perspective", in Einav Yogev and Gallia Lindenstrauss (eds.), The Delegitimization Phenomenon: Challenges and Responses, INSS, Tel-Aviv University, March 2017, pp. 13-24 (Hebrew), September 2017 English version, pp. 13-26. Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 14
http://www.inss.org.il/publication/old-new-delegitimization-campaign-historical- perspective/?offset=1&posts=53&outher=Kobi%20Michael
10. Dudi Simantov and Kobi Michael, "The Intelligence Challenge of the Deleptonization Phenomenon", in Einav Yogev and Gallia Lindenstrauss (eds.), The Delegitimization Phenomenon: Challenges and Responses, INSS, Tel-Aviv University, March 2017, pp. 85-92 (Hebrew), September 2017 English version, pp. 93-98. http://www.inss.org.il/publication/intelligence-challenge-phenomenon- delegitimization/?offset=0&posts=53&outher=Kobi%20Michael
11. Kobi Michael and Gabi Siboni, "The First Circle of Military Challenges Facing Israel: Multiple Arenas and Diverse Enemies", in Shlomo Brom and Anat Kurz (eds.) Strategic Survey for Israel 2016-17, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel-Aviv University, 2017, (Hebrew and English), pp. 203-213.
אסטרטגיית צה"ל בראי Kobi Michael, Meir elran and Gabi Siboni. Introduction, in .12 The IDF Strategy in National Security Mirror, Institute for National הביטחון הלאומי Security Studies (INSS), Tel-Aviv University (219 pages), 2016, (Hebrew and English), pp. 7-20.
אסטרטגיית Shmuel Even and Kobi Michael. IDF Strategy in Time Dimension, in .13 The IDF Strategy in National Security Mirror, Institute for צה"ל בממד הזמן National Security Studies (INSS), Tel-Aviv University (219 pages), 2016, (Hebrew and English), pp. 41-52.
14. Shmuel Even and Kobi Michael. The Political-Military Discourse – Where to? ,The IDF Strategy in National Security Mirror אסטרטגיית צה"ל בראי הביטחון הלאומי Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel-Aviv University (219 pages), 2016, (Hebrew and English), pp. 69-76.
15. Pnina Sharvit-Baruch and Kobi Michael. "The Delegitimization of Israel: Trends and Responses", in Strategic Survey for Israel 2015-2016, eds. Shlomo Brom and Anat Kurz, Tel Aviv: Institute for National Security Studies, 2016, pp. 85-89.
16. Kobi Michael. "The Eruption of Violence in the Palestinian Arena: A Transition from a National Conflict to a Religious Conflict?", in Strategic Survey for Israel 2015-2016, eds. Shlomo Brom and Anat Kurz, Tel Aviv: Institute for National Security Studies, 2016, pp. 73-77.
17. Kobi Michael, "A State Is Born: What Lies behind the Establishment of the Islamic State?", in Yoram Schwitzer and Omer Einav (eds), The Islamic State – A Black Flag Above, Institute for National Security Studies, Tel-Aviv University, 2016, pp. 15-26.
18. Kobi Michael. "The Changing Middle East and the Crumbling Political Order: An Israeli Perspective", in Kanchi Gupta (ed.), Transformations in West Asia: Regional Perspectives, Global Policy Journal and Observer Research Foundation at Smashwords, The University of Durham, UK, 2015, file:///C:/Users/kobi/Downloads/transformations-in-west-asia-regional- perspectives.pdf
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19. Kobi Michael, "Demilitarization of the Gaza Strip: Realistic Goal or Pipe Dream?" In Anat Kurz and Shlomo Brom, Editors, The Lessons of Operation Protective Edge, Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS), Tel-Aviv University, 2014, pp. 73-81.
"חולשת המדינאות – מי באמת מעצב את אסטרטגיית הביטחון והשלום .(Kobi Michael (2011 .20 The Statesmanship Weakness – Who Really Shapes the“ של ישראל ומדוע" Security and Peace Strategy of Israel and Why?”, in Ephraim Lavie (ed.), Military-Civil Relations in Israel – Implications on War and Peace Decision Making, The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, pp. 45-50.
21. Kobi Michael (2010). “The Geo-political Environment as A Strategic Barrier of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict”, in Barriers to Peace in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, edited by Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, Jerusalem, pp. 340-362.
22. Kobi Michael (2010). “Military Knowledge and Weak Civilian Control in the Reality of Low Intensity Conflict – The Israeli Case”, in Militarism and Israeli Society, edited by Gabriel Sheffer and Oren Barak, Indiana Press University, pp. 42-66.
23. Kobi Michael and Eyal Ben-Ari (2009). "Wars and Peace Support Operations in the Contemporary World: Conceptual Clarifications and Suggestions," in Transformations in the World of Warfare and Peace Support Operations, edited by Kobi Michael, David Kellen and Eyal Ben-Ari, Praeger Security International (PSI), pp. 1-20.
ידע ישראל – מדינאות צבאית או צבאיות פוליטית – צה"ל כסמכות .(Kobi Michael (2009" .24 Israel – Militaristic Statesmanship or Political Militarism בנוגע לסוגיות ביטחון לאומי – The IDF As An Epistemic Authority Regarding Central Issues of National Security:, in Ephraim Lavie (ed.), 40 Years of Occupation: The Effects on Israeli Society, The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, pp. 125-141.
25. Kobi Michael and David Kellen (2009). "Peacekeeping and Cultural Intelligence," in Transformations in the World of Warfare and Peace Support Operations, edited by Kobi Michael, David Kellen and Eyal Ben-Ari, Praeger Security International (PSI), pp. 260-287.
ירושלים כחסם בסכסוך הישראלי- .(Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov and Kobi Michael (2008 .26 Jerusalem as A Barrier in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict," in Ora "פלסטיני Ahimeir and Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov (eds.), Forty Years in Jerusalem 1967-2007, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, Jerusalem, pp. 459-470.
When the Authority" כשהרשות מרכינה ראש בפני סמכות הידע .(Kobi Michael (2008 .27 Bends in front of the Source of Knowledge", in An Army that Has A State? New Approaches to Civil-Security Relations in Israel, edited by Gabi Shefer, Oren Barak, and Amiram Oren, Carmel Publication, Jerusalem, pp. 121-146.
Israel and the Arab“ ישראל והיוזמה הערבית – בין סיכוי לבין סיכון .(Kobi Michael (2007 .28 Initiative – Between Prospect and Risk,” in Kobi Michael (ed.), The Arab Peace Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 16
Initiative – A Historic Opportunity? Background, Meanings, and Possible Avenues of Exploration, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, Jerusalem, pp. 97-103.
29. Kobi Michael (2007). “Doing the Right Thing the Right WAY; The Challenges of Military Mission Effectiveness in Peace Support Operations in a “War Amongst the People” Theater,” in Cees, M. Coops and Szvircsev Tibor Tresch (eds.) Cultural Challenges in Military Operations. NATO Defense College, Research Division, Rome, pp. 254-263.
30. Kobi Michael and David Kellen (2007). "International Intervention in the Israeli- Palestinian Bi-Level Conflict Zone: What Went Wrong and What Can be Done," in Kobi Michael and David Kellen (eds.), Stabilizing the Israeli-Palestinian Bi- level Conflict Zone - Considerations for a Multinational Peace Support Operation, The Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace – the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, pp. 18-39.
31. Kobi Michael, Y. Bar Siman-Tov, E. Lavie and D. Bar-Tal (2007). “The Israeli- Palestinian Violent Confrontation: An Israeli Perspective,” in Yaacov Bar Siman- Tov (ed.), The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Conflict Resolution To Conflict Management, Palgrave-Macmillan, New York, pp. 69-100.
32. Kobi Michael (2007). “The Interaction between the Military Echelon and the Political Echelon in the Management of the Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation,” in Yaacov Bar Siman-Tov (ed.), The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Conflict Resolution to Conflict Management, Palgrave-Macmillan, New York, pp. 101- 132.
33. Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov and Kobi Michael (2007). “The Israeli Disengagement Plan as a Conflict Management Strategy,” in Yaacov Bar Siman-Tov ed., The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Conflict Resolution to Conflict Management, Palgrave-Macmillan, New York: 2007, pp. 261-282.
משטר מיוחד באגן ההיסטורי – הממד הביטחוני – מודלים אפשריים .(Kobi Michael (2007 .34 “Special Regime in the Historic Basin – The Security Dimension: Possible Models”, in Amnon Ramon (ed.), The Historic Basin – Problems and Possible Solutions, Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, 2007, pp. 160- 169.
35. Kobi Michael and Eyal Ben-Ari (2006). “International Involvement in the Israeli- Palestinian Arena: From an International Force to a Mechanism for Regional Stabilization” (co-author: Eyal Ben-Ari), in Sean Byrne, James Fergusson, Eyal Ben-Ari and Kobi Michael (eds.), Old Conflict, New Challenges – Peace- building in Israeli-Palestinian Relations, Editor, Bison Paper 8, University of Manitoba Winnipeg Canada, pp. 45-64.
Civil-Military“ יחסי דרג מדיני-דרג צבאי – בין תיאוריה לפרקטיקה .(Kobi Michael (2005 .36 Relations – Between Theory and Practice”, in Pinchas Yehezkely (ed.), Reciprocation between The Civil-Political and the Military Echelons. The Broadcast University Library, National Security Series, The National Defense College, The Ministry of Defense Publication, pp. 51-63.
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Civil-Military“ יחסי דרג מדיני-דרג צבאי – המקרה הישראלי .(Kobi Michael (2005 .37 Relations – The Israeli Case”, in Pinchas Yehezkely (ed.), Reciprocation between The Civil-Political and the Military Echelons. The Broadcast University Library, National Security Series, The National Defense College, The Ministry of Defense Publication, pp. 64-74.
The“ יחסי דרג מדיני-דרג צבאי בניהול העימות הישראלי-פלסטיני .(Kobi Michael (2005 .38 Interaction between the Military the Political Echelons in the Management of the Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation,” in Yaacov Bar Siman-Tov (ed.), The Israeli- Palestinian Conflict, From a Peace Process to Violent Confrontation 2000-2005. The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, Jerusalem, pp. 135-184.
תוכנית ההתנתקות הישראלית .(Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov and Kobi Michael (2005 .39 -The Israeli Disengagement Plan as a Conflict“ כאסטרטגיית ניהול סכסוך in Yaacov Bar Siman-Tov (ed.), The Israeli-Palestinian ”,תManagement Strategy Conflict, From a Peace Process to Violent Confrontation 2000-2005. The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, Jerusalem, pp. 346-374.
40. Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov, Kobi Michael, Ephraim Lavie and Daniel Bar-Tal The“ הסכסוך האלים הישראלי-פלסטיני – המעבר מיישוב סכסוך לניהול סכסוך .(2005) Israeli-Palestinian Violent Conflict: The Transition from Conflict Resolution to Conflict Management,” in Yaacov Bar Siman-Tov (ed.), The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, From a Peace Process to Violent Confrontation 2000-2005. The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, Jerusalem, pp. 84-134.
קץ ההבחנה הדטרמיניסטית – עידן הקונפליקט נמוך העצימות כאתגר .(Kobi Michael (2004 .41 The End of the Deterministic“ פרדיגמתי ליחסי אזרחי-צבאי במדינה הדמוקרטית Distinction – The Era of Low Intensity Conflict as a Paradigmatic Challenge for Civil-Military Relations in the Democratic State”, in Hagai Golan and Shaul Shay (eds.), The Limited Conflict, Maa'rachot, Tel-Aviv, pp. 201-238.
(d) Refereed articles
1. Kobi Michael and Joel Fishman (2019). "National Resilience and Social Resilience according to Lieutenant General (ret.) Moshe “Bogie” Ya’alon", National Resilience, Politics and Society, Vol 1, No. 1, Spring 2019, pp. 5-18.
2. Kobi Michael and Aaron Kornbluth (2019). "The Academization of Intelligence: A Comparative Overview of Intelligence Studies in the West", Cyber Intelligence and Security, Institute for National Security Studies, Tel-Aviv University (Hebrew and English, forthcoming).
3. Kobi Michael and Omer Dostri, "The Role of Human Terrain and Cultural Intelligence in Contemporary Hybrid and Urban Warfare", The International Journal of Intelligence, Security, and Public Affairs, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2019, pp. 84– 102.
4. Kobi Michael and Omer Dostri, "The Institutionalization Process of Sub-state Actors – Hamas Between Sovereignty and Armed Resistance", Journal of Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 18
Interdisciplinary Middle East Studies (JIMES), Vol. 3, Autumn 2018, pp. 57-90 (Hebrew).
5. Kobi Michael and Omer Dostri, "The Hamas Tightrope: Between Political Institutionalization and Armed Struggle", Strategic Assessment | Volume 21 | No. 3 | October 2018, pp. 35-46. a. http://www.inss.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Michael-Dostri.pdf
6. Kobi Michael and Ofir Winter. "Has the Palestinian Authority Abandoned the Principle of the Two State Solution?", Tel Aviv Notes An Update on Middle Eastern Developments, Volume 12, Number 3 February 15, 2018, Moshe Dayan Center, Tel Aviv University 7. https://dayan.org/content/has-palestinian-authority-abandoned-principle-two-state- solution
8. Kobi Michael and Yoel Guzansky, "The Failed Arb State", Middle East Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 2, Spring 2018 9. http://www.meforum.org/7222/failing-middle-east- states?utm_source=Middle+East+Forum&utm_campaign=2de2150206- MEQ_Fall_2017_09_08&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_086cfd423c- 2de2150206-33605945&goal=0_086cfd423c-2de2150206-33605945
10. Kobi Michael and Omer Dostri, "From Deterrence to Coerciveness – The Change in the Israeli Strategy in Syria", Ma'arachot, Vol. 474-5, December 2017, pp. 13- 18.
11. Kobi Michael and Omer Dostri, "Human Terrain in Contemporary Warfare", in Cyber Intelligence and Security, Vol. 1, No. 2, June 2017, pp. 53-83.
12. Kobi Michael, Dudi Siman Tov and Oren Yoeli, "Jointness in Intelligence Organizations: Theory Put into Practice", in Cyber, Intelligence and Security, Vol.1, No. 1, January 2017, pp. 5-30.
13. Kobi Michael and Yoel Guzansky, "The Arab Failed State Phenomenon and International Order" Defence Review, The Central Journal of Hungarian Defence Forces, Vol. 144, Special Issue 2016/2, February 2017, pp. 154-168. a. http://www.honvedelem.hu/container/files/attachments/61773/the_arab_fail ed_state_phenomenon_and_international_order.pdf
14. Kobi Michael and Shmuel Even. "Principles of the Israeli Political-Military Discourse Based on the Recent IDF Strategy Document", Military and Strategic Affairs, vol.8, No. 1, July 2016, INSS, Tel-Aviv University, pp.17-33.
15. Kobi Michael and Yoel Guzansky. "The Palestinian Authority – A State Failure?", Strategic Assessment, Volume 19, No. 1, April 2016, pp. 87-102. 16. http://www.inss.org.il/uploadImages/systemFiles/adkan19-1ENG_3_Michael- Guzansky.pdf \
17. Kobi Michael. "Targeted Partnership" and Beyond – An Additional Theoretical Layer", Armed Forces & Society, Vol. 43(1), pp. 139-163, January 2017, first published online, April 22, 2016. 18. http://afs.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/04/21/0095327X16642042.full.pdf+html Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 19
19. Kobi Michael. The Palestinian Authority: "The Dangerous Transition from Failing Entity to Failing State - Reasons, Processes and Ramifications", Israel Affairs, Vol. 23, Issue 2, pp. 385-410, February 2017, a. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13537121.2016.1274512
כשל הלמידה במבחן ההתאמה בין מדינאות לצבאיות במאבק בטרור במזרח התיכון .Kobi Michael .20 "The Failure of Compatibility between Statesmanship and Militarism in the Struggle against Terrorism in the Middle East", POLITIKA, Vol. 25, 2016, pp. 99- 136.
21. Kobi Michael, 2015. “Strategy as a Learning Process – Israel and the USA Against Islamic Terrorism”, Infinity Journal, Vol. 4, Issue 4, Sumer 2015, pp. 19-26.
22. Kobi Michael and Ilana Kawartin (2015), "Considering Operation Protective Edge: Can Declaration of War Be Part of a Strategy to Offset the Asymmetry of the Israeli-Hamas Conflict in the Gaza Strip?", Military and Strategic Affairs, vol.7, No. 1, April 2015, INSS, Tel-Aviv University, pp.101-125.
23. Kobi Michael (2014), "The Weight of the Demographic Factor in Israel’s Strategic Considerations on the Palestinian Issue", Strategic Assessment, Volume 17, No. 3, October 2014, INSS, Tel-Aviv University, pp. 29-40.
24. Kobi Michael and Ilana Kwartin (2013). “Declaration of War – Between a Ceremony and a Strategy: The Case of Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip”, Journal of Politics and Law; Vol. 6, No. 3; 2013, pp. 198-208.
25. Kobi Michael and Joel Fishman (2013). “Building the Positive Peace: The Urgent Need to Bring the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Back to Basics,” JEWISH POLITICAL STUDIES REVIEW (JPSR), Fall 5773/2012 Volume 24 Numbers 3–4, pp. 6-29.
הפיקוח האזרחי במכלול יחסי צבא ומדינה – מהות הפיקוח האזרחי – תהליכים .Kobi Michael .26 Civil Control in the Complex of Military Society and ועקרונות בפרספקטיבה השוואתית Politics – The Essence of Civil Control – Processes and Principles in Comparative Perspective, in Reuven Pedatzur (ed.), National Security – Critical Overview, S.Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Studies, Netanya Academic College, November 2012, pp. 8-19..
27. Kobi Michael. “Limitations of Strategic Maneuver: The Israeli Case,” Infinity Journal, Issue No. 4, September 2011, pages 12-16.
28. Yagil Levy and Kobi Michael. “Conceptualizing Extra-Institutional Control; of the Military: Israel As a Case Study.”, Res Militaris an on-line social science journal, vol. 1, n° 2, Winter- Spring - Hiver-Printemps 2011.
29. Kobi Michael and Eyal Ben-Ari. “Contemporary Peace Support Operations: The Primacy of the Military and Internal Contradictions,” Armed Forces & Society, Vol. 37, No. 4, December 2011, pp. 657-679.
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מסגרת הפיקוח החוץ מוסדי על צה"ל – .Yagil Levy, Kobi Michael and Asaf Shapira .30 Extra-institutional Control on the IDF – Conceptual Framework," The" מושגית Public Sphere, Vol. 4, Tel-Aviv University, Winter 2010, pp. 45-74.
מדינאות צבאית או צבאיות מדינאית בישראל: מי למעשה קובע מהו איום קיומי .Kobi Michael .31 Militarily Statesmanship or Political Militarism – Who really Shapes the" ומדוע? National Security Strategy in Israel?", The Public Sphere, Vol. 4, Tel-Aviv University, Winter 2010, pp. 110-130.
32. Kobi Michael. "Who Really Dictates What an Existential Threat Is", the Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol. 32, Issue 5, October 2009, pp. 687–713.
מלחמת לבנון השנייה בראי חולשת הפיקוח האזרחי והמנהיגות האסטרטגית-.Kobi Michael .33 The Second Lebanon War in the Mirror of Weak Civilian Control and“ אינטלקטואלית Strategic-Intellectual Leadership”, in POLITIKA issue 17, The Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations, Jerusalem, Winter 2008, pp. 131-154.
34. Kobi Michael. “The Dilemma behind the Classical Dilemma of Civil-Military Relations - The “Discourse Space” Model and the Israeli Case during the Oslo Process”, Armed Forces & Society, Vol. 33, No. 4, July 2007, pp. 518-546.
35. Kobi Michael. “The Israeli Defense Force as an Epistemic Authority - An Intellectual Challenge in the Reality of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict”. The Journal of Strategic Studies Vol. 30, No. 3, June 2007, pp. 421-446.
36. Kobi Michael and David Kellen. Israeli-Palestinian Bi-level Conflict Zone and Its Implications for International Intervention: What Went Wrong and What Can be Done? The Pearson Papers - Measures of Effectiveness: Peace Operations and Beyond, Vol. 10, Issue 1, May 2007, pp. 60-90.
37. Kobi Michael. “Military Knowledge and Weak Civilian Control in the Reality of Low Intensity Conflict – The Israeli Case”. The Journal of Israel Studies, Vol. 12, No. 1, Spring 2007, pp. 28-52.
38. Kobi Michael. “From Crisis to Opportunity: Rethinking International Involvement in a Turbulent Reality”, Palestine Israel Journal for Politics, Economics and Culture, Vol.14 No.2, MIDDLE EAST PUBLICATIONS, 2007, pp. 31-37.
הידע הצבאי כעקרון מארגן של מרחב השיח והסיבה להיחלשות הפיקוח האזרחי .Kobi Michael .39 The Military Knowledge as the Organizing Element of“ במציאות של עימות נמוך עצימות the Discourse Space and A Cause for the Weakening of the Civil control in the Reality of Low Intensity Conflict”. Ma'arachot, Vol. 403-404, pp. 44-47, December 2005.
הדגל הכתום שדהה – הטיות תפישתיות בסיורים המשותפים הישראלים-פלסטינים .Kobi Michael .40 "The Orange Flag that has paled - Perceptual biases in the Israeli-Palestinians Joint Patrols", Ma’arachot, Vol. 386 Nov. 2002, pp. 31-40.
(e) Book reviews, unrefereed professional articles and publications Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 21
-Israel’s New Wars, Uri Ben מלחמותיה החדשות של ישראל ,Book review .2016 .1 Eliezer, Tel-Aviv University Press, 2012, 528 pages, For MEGAMOT – Behavioral Science Journal, Vol. 50, Issue 3, April 2016, pp. 387-392. 2. 2014. Book referee, Conflict Resolution in International Relations (Units 1-4), The Open University of Israel. 3. 2014 Review Essay (4 Books review - Mordechai Bar-On, Moshe Dayan: Israel’s Controversial Hero, Stuart Cohen, Divine Service? Judaism and Israel’s Armed Forces, Yagil Levy, Israel’s Death Hierarchy: Casualty Aversion in a Militarized Democracy, Gabriel Sheffer and Oren Barak, Israel’s Security Networks: A Theoretical and Comparative Perspective) –"An Intellectual Journey Through the Civil-Military Relationship in Israel," Israel Studies Review Vol. 29 Issue 2 Winter 2014, pp. 140-145. 4. 2011. Book referee, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, The Open University of Israel. 5. 2008. Book referee, International Conflicts Resolution and Management – Approaches, Strategies and Processes, The Open University of Israel.
(g) Classified articles and reports Numerous of classified reports, researches, articles and monographs about national security, IDF strategy, intelligence, reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, Israel' strategic challenges in future scenarios in the Palestinian arena and more written for the security and intelligence establishment in Israel and are not allowed for public publication.
Lectures and Presentations at Meetings and Invited Seminars not Followed by Published Proceedings
(a) Invited plenary lectures at conferences/meetings 1. Kobi Michael, “IDF strategy in the changing turbulent environment – rationales and implications”, Strengthening the national and regional security: viewpoints from Bulgaria and Israel. Getting to know the Israeli Defense Forces, Sofia University Bulgaria, November 21st, 2018. 2. Kobi Michael and Carmit Padan, "Armies in Constabulary Missions – The Linkage Between Civilian Control and Values", Army and Constabulary Missions, October 24th, 2018, The Open University Israel. Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 22
3. Kobi Michael, "What Are the Mechanisms by Which Strategic Insights Are “Translated” Down The Levels of Hierarchy?", New Approaches to the Psychology and Sociology of Mission Formations International Research Workshop, June 8-10 2018, Denmark. 4. Kobi Michael, "Nine Levels of Hierarchy, Two Types of Discourse – Abstract Strategy versus Operational and Tactical Clarity", New Approaches to the Sociology and Psychology of Combat Formations, The Kinneret Center in the Memory of Dan Shomron For the Study of Society, Security and Peace, September 3rd, Jerusalem Israel. 5. Kobi Michael, "Special Operation Forces (SOF) and Weakening Civilian Control – A Theoretical Approach, IUS Biennial Conference, Virginia USA, November 2017. 6. Kobi Michael, "Nine Levels of Hierarchy, Two Types of Discourse – Abstract Strategy versus Operational and Tactical Clarity", New Approaches to the Sociology and Psychology of Combat Formations International Workshop, Jerusalem Israel, September 2017. 7. Kobi Michael, Catch 22 – The Bad Options Israel Faces in the Fragmented Palestinian Arena, Ten Years to the Schism in the Palestinian Arena, Bar-Ilan University, Israel, June 2017. 8. Kobi Michael. "Special Operation Forces (SOF) and Weakening Civilian Control – A Theoretical Approach, The Israeli Association of Civil-Military Relations Biennial Conference, Kinneret Academic College Israel, January 27-28, 2016. 9. Kobi Michael. "'Targeted Partnership' and Beyond in the Context of Jihadi Terrorism and Civil-Military Relations in Democratic States – An Additional Theoretical Layer", IUS Biennial Conference, Chicago USA, October 31, 2015. 10. Kobi Michael, 2015. “Special Operations Forces (SFO), Civil Control and Protracted Conflicts”, an international workshop, Dan Shomron Institute, Kinneret College Israel, June14-16, 2015. 11. Kobi Michael, 2015. “Tackling the Jihadi Terror as A Learning Challenge for Civil-Military Relations in the Democratic State”, 13th Biennial conference of ERGOMAS (European Research Group on Military and Society), the Open University, Ra’anana, Israel, June 8-12, 2015. 12. Kobi Michael, 2015. "Coping with Terror: A Learning Challenge of the Civil- Military Echelons in A Democratic State", Sustainable Israel: A Changing Society in the 21st Century, The 31st Annual Meeting of the Association for Israel Studies, June 1-3, 2015, Concordia University, Montreal Canada. Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 23
13. Kobi Michael 2015. "The Jihadi Terror as A Learning Challenge of Civil-Military Relations in the Democratic State", The Israeli Association of Political Science Annual Conference, The Academic college of Ashkelon, May 7, 2015. 14. Kobi Michael 2015. "Regional Conflicts and Rivalries", ORF-MEA Conference on “Transformations in West Asia: Regional Perspectives” at the ORF Conference Hall, Delhi, India, April 27-28, 2015. 15. Kobi Michael 2014. Discussant, "Operational Challenges, Challenges of Warfare in Densely Populated Areas", The third international conference on the challenges of warfare in densely populated areas, sponsored in conjunction with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel-Aviv University, December 2, 2014. 16. Kobi Michael 2014. "Disengagement as a Strategy for Conflict Management", Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) conference "Between Gush Katif and 'Protective Edge' Operation", November 24, 2014, Tel-Aviv University. 17. Kobi Michael 2014. "Coping with Terror as an Intellectual Challenge of Civil- Military Relations in the Democratic State – The Israeli Case", ICT Annual Conference 2014, IDC Herzliya, September 10, 2014. 18. Kobi Michael 2014. M2BGI1 Roundtable: National Security Decision-Making in Israel, Association of Israel Studies (AIS) Annual Conference, Sede Boker Israel, June 23, 2014. 19. Kobi Michael 2014. "Building Positive Peace – Going Back to Basics in the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict", MPSA 72nd Annual Conference, Chicago USA, 2-6, April 2014.** 20. Kobi Michael 2013. "Book Review – Uri Ben-Elizer's book – The New Wars of Israel", Biennial Conference of the Israeli Association of Civil-Military Researches, Academic College of Kinneret, 11-12 December 2013.** 21. Kobi Michael and Amiram Oren 2013. "Civil Control over the Territorial Dimension – Critical Overview", Biennial Conference of the Israeli Association of Civil-Military Researches, Academic College of Kinneret, 11-12 December 2013.** 22. Kobi Michael 2013. "Extra-Institutional Civil Control Over the Military – Conceptual Framework", Ono-Columbia Conference (Ono Academic College and Columbia Law School), Supervising the Use of Military Force, Ono Academic College. Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 24
23. Kobi Michael 2013. "Civil-Military Relations as an Intellectual Encounter", Yom Kippur War – A Retrospective of 40 Years, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon. 24. Kobi Michael 2012. "The Essence of Civil Control – Processes and Principles – Comparative Perspective", National Security and Society – The International Perspective. S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic - Netanya Academic College, Tel-Aviv. ** 25. Yossef Kupervaser and Kobi Michael 2011. "Incitement in the Palestinian Arena", Incitement to Terror and Violence – New Challenges, New Responses, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem.**. 26. Kobi Michael 2010. “A viable Palestinian state-building process, an Israeli perspective”- Peace Operations and State Building: International Initiatives and Local Perceptions and Responses, Tel-Aviv University, (a member of the organizing and steering committees).** 27. Yagil Levy and Kobi Michael 2010. “Extra-Institutional Control over the Military – A Theoretical Framework”, The Open University.** 28. Kobi Michael and Eyal Ben-Ari 2009. “Contemporary World of Warfare and Peace Support Operations: Contradictory Discourses and New Organizational Forms,” Inter-University Seminar (IUS) on Armed Forces and Society 2009 Biennial International Conference, 2009, Chicago, Illinois USA.** 29. Yagil Levy and Kobi Michael 2009. “Extra-Institutional Control on the IDF—A Conceptual Framework,” Inter-University Seminar (IUS) on Armed Forces and Society 2009 Biennial International Conference, 2009, Chicago, Illinois USA.** 30. Kobi Michael 2009. “Between Military Policy and Political Militarism – What in Practice Influences Israel’s Security Policy,” S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue – Netanya Academic College.** 31. Kobi Michael 2009. “The Weakness of the Israeli Statesmanship”, Society-Military Relations in Israel and Their Implications Over Security and Peace Decision Making, The Tami Steinmetz Center, Tel-Aviv University.** 32. Kobi Michael and Eyal Ben-Ari 2009. "Changing the Paradigm", Bad Fellows in Complex Environment - Hybrid Peace Support Forces, Non-states Actor, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, International Scholars Workshop, Canada – University of Manitoba.** 33. Kobi Michael 2008. "The Second Lebanon War and the Nature of Civil Control". The Annual Israeli Political Science Association Conference, Beit-Berl Israel. ** Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 25
34. Kobi Michael 2008. "Militarily Statesmanship or Political Militarism – The Israeli Case since 1967". 40 Years of Rule in the Palestinian Territories and their Implications on the Israeli Society, The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Tel-Aviv University Israel.** 35. Kobi Michael 2008. “Who Really Dictates What an Existential Threat Is?" Continuous Existential Threats and Civil-Security Relations: The Israeli Case in Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives, Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem Israel.** 36. Kobi Michael 2008. "The Israel Defense Forces as an Epistemic Authority: An Intellectual Challenge in the Reality of the Israeli - Palestinian Conflict", 78th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, The Roosevelt Hotel New York, NY.** 37. Kobi Michael 2007. “Doing the Right Thing the Right Way: The Challenge of Military Mission Effectiveness in Peace Support Operations in a “War Amongst the People” Theatre”, IUS – Inter University Seminar, Armed Forces & Society Biennial conference, Chicago USA.** 38. Kobi Michael and David Kellen 2007. “What is between Cultural Intelligence and Cultural Intelligence?”.Military Transformation and Peace Support Operations: Current Experience, Future Developments and Possible Implications for the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict Theater – Jerusalem (the organizer of this international conference).** 39. Kobi Michael 2007. “Doing the Right Thing the Right Way: The Challenge of Military Mission Effectiveness in Peace Support Operations in a “War Amongst the People” Theater”. Cultural Challenges in Military Operations – an international conference organized by NATO Defense College in Rome – Italy.** 40. Kobi Michael 2006. “Lebanon War as an Indication of the Military’s Political Influence due to its being an Epistemic Authority”, The Second Lebanon War, Political Decision Making and Civil-Military relations (in addition to being the organizer of the conference), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.** 41. Kobi Michael 2005. "The dialectic interaction between the Israeli political and military echelons during the violent confrontation 2000-2004", IUS – Inter University Seminar, Armed Forces & Society Biennial conference, Chicago USA. ** Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 26
42. Kobi Michael 2005. Peace operations and their relevancy to the Israeli case. The Mauro Centre for Peace and Justice and the Centre for Defense and Security Studies, University of Manitoba, Canada.** 43. Kobi Michael 2004. “International involvement in the Holy Basin in Jerusalem” – The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, January 19, 2004.** 44. Kobi Michael 2003. "The failure of the Israeli-Palestinian security cooperation during the Oslo era", The Truman Institute in The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.**
**published article about the topic presented appears in the publication list mention above
(b) Presentation of papers at conferences/meetings 1. 2010. “Peace Parks on Israel’s Borders – The Syrian Case Study from Theory to Reality”, Tel-Aviv University, (a member of the steering committee). 2. Kobi Michael 2009. “What Europe Can Do: Peacekeeping and Security Sector Reform”, International Conference - Strengthening the Forces of Moderation in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The Role of the European Union After the Gaza War, The Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace - Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Chair and discussant). 3. Kobi Michael 2006. Sharon’s legacy, the elections in Israel and the disengagement as a new Israeli strategy for conflict management – Departmental seminar, the department of political science Northwestern University. 4. Kobi Michael 2006. Peacekeeping Operations as a Means of International Involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and its management – International conference, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (the organizer of the conference and participant as well). 5. Kobi Michael 2006. “The Military Knowledge and Civil Control Efficiency in the Low Intensity Conflicts Era,” CICS – Center for International Comparative Studies, Northwestern University Evanston Campus USA. 6. Kobi Michael 2005. "Characteristics of the dialectic interaction between the Israeli political and the military echelons during the four years of the violent conflict with the Palestinians", annual conference of the IPSA - Israel Political Science Association, Tel-Aviv-Yaffo Academic College. 7. Kobi Michael 2005. A discussant and respondent in a conference about "The separation barrier in Jerusalem: social, political and spatial implications", the Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 27
Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
(c) Presentations at informal international seminars and workshops 1. Kobi Michael 2008. "Annapolis Process and Beyond", The Fourth Conference for Confidence Building between the Israelis and the Palestinians, Tokyo Japan, an international conference organized by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the University of Tokyo. 2. Kobi Michael 2008. "PSOs and Conflict Resolution – Challenges, Lacunas and Possible Future Directions". The Global and the Local – International Intervention in Conflicts, Tel-Aviv University Israel. 3. Kobi Michael 2006. Multiculturalism and operative efficiency among multi- national forces in peacekeeping mission – UNIFIL 2 in Lebanon and relevant implication of possible future roles of NATO in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict zone – participant in an academic workshop organized by NATO Defense College (NDC) in Rome-Italy.
הרצאות בכנסים 1. Nine Levels of Hierarchy, Two Types of Discourse – Abstract Strategy versus כנס כנרת הרביעי לאגודת חוקרי צבא-חברה בישראל, ,Operational and Tactical Clarity המכללה האקדמית כנרת, 22 פברואר 2018 2. ישראל במזרח התיכון המשתנה – הרצאה למשלחת מסע, 07 מארס 2018 3. תרחיש המשך המשטר הקיים, כנס ישראל והפלסטינים לאן, 26 מארס 2018 4. 70 שנים למדינת ישראל – עיון מחודש במגילת העצמאות – שולחן עגול, 9 אפריל 2018 5. תופעת המדינה הכושלת בפרספקטיבה אזורית – האם גם הישות הפלסטינית, יום עיון החברה הפלסטינית, 09 יולי 2018 6. כנס הצגת המתווה המדיני-ביטחוני של המכון, 8 אוקטובר 2018 7. פיקוח אזרחי וערכים, כנס משימות שיטור, האוניברסיטה הפתוחה, 24 אוקטובר 2018 8. Getting to know IDF: Maintaining national and regional stability, Sofia Bulgaria, 20-22 November 2018 9. מה ניתן ללמוד ממלחמת ששת הימים – כנס חמישים שנה למלחמת ששת הימים, יד יצחק בן-צבי ירושלים, 5 יוני 2017 10. מלכוד 22 – מרחב הברירות הרעות של ישראל בזירה הפלסטינית המפוצלת, כנס עשור לפיצול בזירה הפלסטינית, מרכז בס"א אוניברסיטת בר-אילן, 21 יוני 2017. 11. Nine levels of hierarchy two types of discourse - New Approaches to the Sociology and Psychology of Combat Formations, an international workshop, Neve-Ilan, September 03-05, 2017. 12. כנס לחצים חברתיים ופוליטיים על ערכי צה"ל, האמנם?, מכללת ספיר, 24 נובמבר 2017. 13. השתתפות בפאנל על הסדר האזורי החדש בכנס הערכה אסטרטגית 2016, 19 ינואר 2016. Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 28
14. כנס האגודה הישראלית של חוקרי צבא-חברה, המכללה האקדמית כנרת, 28-27 ינואר 2016. הצגת המאמר בנושא כוחות מיוחדים ופיקוח אזרחי, הנחיה של שני מושבים וארגון והנחיה של רב-שיח בנושא מסמך האסטרטגיה ודוח ועדת לוקר. 15. כנס בנושא הסכסוך הישראלי-פלסטיני וסוגיית ירושלים – אפשרויות וכיוונים, לזכרו של פרופ' יעקב בר סימן-טוב, 24 פברואר 2016, מכון ירושלים לחקר ישראל )הנחיית רב-שיח בנושא חלופות לפתרון בירושלים(. 16. כנס בנושא נמל ימי בעזה, 14 אפריל 2016, מכללת רופין. 17. הכנס השנתי של האגודה הישראלית למדעי המדינה, מכללה אקדמית הדסה ירושלים, "כוחות מיוחדים והפיקוח האזרחי", 26 מאי 2016. 18. כנס בנושא שיקום רצועת עזה, ימק"א ירושלים, 1 יוני 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FFPs6K0Jio 19. כנס בנושא החרמות האקדמיים – המרכז הבינתחומי הרצליה, 28 יוני 2016. 20. כנס בנושא תשלומי משכורות למחבלים פלסטינים ומאפייני התפקוד המדינתי של הרש"פ, המרכז הירושלמי לענייני ציבור ומדינה, 13 אוקטובר 2016, ירושלים. 21. שיקום רצועת עזה באמצעות "אזורים מוגנים", כנס תמורות בזירה הפלסטינית, INSS, 19 מאי 2015 22. הכנס השנתי של האגודה הישראלית למדעי המדינה – 7 מאי 2015, המכללה האקדמית אשקלון - יו"ר מושב ומציג את הנייר בנושא התמודדות דמוקרטיות עם טרור כאתגר למידה ביחסי דרג מדיני- דרג צבאי. 23. הרצאה בכנס בינלאומי בנושא מודל האו"ם באוניברסיטת תל-אביב, 2 באוגוסט 2015. 24. כנס בניו-דלהי – מכון המחקר ההודי ORF 31-30 מארס 2015 25. הכנס השנתי של ה-AIS בקנדה מונטריאול 3-1 יוני 2015 - מציג את הנייר בנושא התמודדות דמוקרטיות עם טרור כאתגר למידה ביחסי דרג מדיני-דרג צבאי 26. הכנס הבינ"ל הדו-שנתי של ERGOMAS – 12-8 יוני 2015 - מציג את הנייר בנושא התמודדות דמוקרטיות עם טרור כאתגר למידה ביחסי דרג מדיני-דרג צבאי )התקיים השנה באוניברסיטה הפתוחה(. 27. סדנת חוקרים בינ"ל בנושא כוחות מיוחדים – 15-13 יוני 2015 - מציג את סוגיית כוחות ומבצעים מיוחדים והפיקוח האזרחי )התקיים במכללה האקדמית כנרת(.
Present Academic Activities Research in progress
Conferences Organizing 1. משבר רצועת עזה – המענה לאתגר, 27 פברואר 2018 2. רצועת עזה ברטרוספקטיבה של 70 שנה, יום עיון למרכז מורשת גוש קטיף, 15 מארס 2018 3. כנס ישראל והפלסטינים לאן – משמעויות אסטרטגיות לישראל בתרחישים בזירה הפלסטינית – הפרויקט הבריטי, 26 מארס 2018 4. הקרב על התודעה – המערכה בעזה, 25 יוני 2018 5. יום עיון למנא"ז איו"ש – החברה הפלסטינית בין לאומיות לאסלאם, 9 יולי 2018 6. רצועת עזה כקו השבר של הזירה הפלסטינית מהשתלטות החמאס לתהליך הפיוס – מגמות ומשמעויות, הרצאה בכנס רצועת עזה ברטרוספקטיבה של 70 שנה, 15 מארס 2018 Kobi Michael Ph.D. page 29
7. מפגש עם משלחת של הכוחות המיוחדים הנורבגיים לחצי יום במכון, 31 ינואר 2017. 8. ארגון כנס משותף של ה-INSS עם מכון המחקר הסיני IISS באוניברסיטת פקינג בנוגע למשולש סין-מזה"ת-ישראל, הנעת התהליך החל מאפריל 2017. 9. כנס לרגל ספרם החדש של אלי פודה ואון וינקלר, 27 יוני 2017. 10. חבר בועדת ההיגוי )שוקי גולן( לארגון כנס בינלאומי בבנייני האומה בירושלים לרגל 50 שנה לשחרור ירושלים. 11. כנס השקת הספר "המרחב הערבי בנתיב הכישלון המדינתי" – 28 יולי 2016. 12. כנס השקת הספר "המרחב הערבי בנתיב הכישלון המדינתי" במכון ירושלים לחקר ישראל, דן מרידור כדובר מרכזי, 5 אוקטובר 2016. 13. כנס תכנית רמון להיפרדות משכונות בירושלים, 13 דצמבר 2016. 14. מפגש עם הרמטכ"ל וקצינים מהמטכ"ל בעקבות "אסטרטגיית צה"ל בראי הביטחון הלאומי", 24 נובמבר 2016.
15. Trends and Developments in the Palestinian Arena – Is It Time for Reconsidering the Course? Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel-Aviv University, May 19, 2015, . 16. Russia A Rising Superpower? Dialectic Strategic Trends and Implications – Ariel University, April 30, 2014. 17. The Arab Upheaval, Reshaping the Geo-Strategic Environment and the Strategic Implications for Israel – Ariel University, December 25, 2013. 18. The Biennial Conference of the Israeli Military and Society Researches (member of the organizing and academic committees), Kinneret Academic College, December 11-12, 2013. 19. Peacekeeping Operations as a Means of International Involvement in the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict and its management – International conference, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, August 2006. 20. Incitement in the Palestinian Arena, Incitement to Terror and Violence – New Challenges, New Responses, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem, September 2011 (a member of the organizing committee). 21. Peace Operations and State Building: International Initiatives and Local Perceptions and Responses, Tel-Aviv University, 2010, (a member of the organizing and steering committees). 22. Extra-Institutional Control over the Military – A Theoretical Framework”, The Open University, 2010, (a member of the organizing and steering committees). 23. "Changing the Paradigm", Bad Fellows in Complex Environment - Hybrid Peace Support Forces, Non-states Actor, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, International Scholars Workshop, Canada – University of Manitoba. 2009, (a member of the organizing and steering committees). 24. Military Transformation and Peace Support Operations: Current Experience, Future Developments and Possible Implications for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Theater – Jerusalem, 2007. 25. Peace operations and their relevancy to the Israeli case. The Mauro Centre for Peace and Justice and the Centre for Defense and Security Studies, University of Manitoba, Canada, 2005 2010, (a member of the organizing and steering committees). 26. International involvement in the Holy Basin in Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, Jerusalem, January 19, 2004. 27. The failure of the Israeli-Palestinian security cooperation during the Oslo era, The Truman Institute in The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2003.