Amos Gilad: Israel’s Military and Political Challenges
Amos Gilad and Shmuel Rosner discuss Israel’s main geopolitical challenges.
Major General Amos Gilad is the Executive Director of the Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS) and Chair of the Annual Herzliya Conference at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya.
**This episode was recoded before the 2020 Baghdad International Airport airstrike.
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