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Israel's Military, Strategy & the IDF - Doctrine, Mobilisation, and Recent Lessons (2023x41)

Fecha de emisión: Oct 15, 2023

Israeli Defence Force is arguably one of the more unique militaries around the world, combining a rapid mass mobilisation system with a strategy that prioritises a unique mix of offensive, defensive and industrial capabilities. Now, with Israel mobilising those reserves and declaring a state of war, the capabilities of the IDF have taken on particularly pressing geopolitical significance, and so I thought it was time to take a closer look at the force, as we have previously for nations like Japan and the Republic of Korea. In this video I look at the history of some major IDF operations, the development of Israeli strategy, doctrine, and capabilities and some initial observations arising out of the events of the last week. I do want to say however, that as noted in the video, most of this presentation was prepared before the events of the last week in Israel and Gaza. As a result, they focus on the IDF from a strategic and defence-industrial perspective with observations arising