“Former Israeli National Security Advisor” – with Uzi Arad

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English - October 10, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - ★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
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Summary
Uzi Arad (Wikipedia) joins Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) to discuss intelligence and policy at the highest level. Uzi was also a former foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Director of Intelligence for the Mossad.

What You’ll Learn
Intelligence

National security in Israel

Israel’s position within the Middle East

State leaders as consumers of intelligence

Uzi’s relationship with PM Netanyahu

Reflections

Handling intense pressure

Power, proximity, and influence

And much, much more …

Resources
SURFACE SKIM
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Intelligence & the World’s Largest Democracy with Former Indian Intelligence Director Vikram Sood (2021)

*Beginner Resources*

National Security Definition and Examples, R. Longley, ThoughtCo (2021) [Short article]

What Was the Iran-Contra Affair?, HISTORY, YouTube (2018) [5 min. video]

A 60-Second Guide To The Arab Spring, G. Wyler, Insider (2011) [Short article]

DEEPER DIVE
Books

Eighteen Days in October: The Yom Kippur War and How It Created the Modern Middle East, U. Kaufman (St. Martin’s Press, 2023)

Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu, A. Pfeffer (Basic Books, 2018)

Gideon's Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad, G. Thomas (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2015)

Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East, M. B. Oren (Presidio Press, 2006)

Primary Sources

Trilateral Statement on the Middle East Summit at David Peace, The Avalon Project (2000)

The Wye River Memorandum (1998)

The Washington Declaration, Jewish Virtual Library (1994)

Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran-Contra Affair, CIA FOIA (1987)

Israel’s “Peace for the Galilee” Operation in Lebanon – Some Initial Perspectives, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (1982)

Sitting 145 of the Ninth Knesset (1978)

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Summary

Uzi Arad (Wikipedia) joins Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) to discuss intelligence and policy at the highest level. Uzi was also a former foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Director of Intelligence for the Mossad.

What You’ll LearnIntelligence
National security in Israel
Israel’s position within the Middle East
State leaders as consumers of intelligence
Uzi’s relationship with PM Netanyahu
Reflections
Handling intense pressure
Power, proximity, and influence
And much, much more …

Resources SURFACE SKIM*SpyCasts*