Samuel Siskind studied intelligence research at the American Military University in West Virginia. He served as a squad commander in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Corp of Combat Engineers, in the Corps' ground battalions and later in its Intelligence Wing at regional and divisional stations. For the past five years, Samuel has worked as a consultant and researcher on physical and information security issues for private and governmental institutions, in the US, Africa, India, and Israel. He currently lives in Jerusalem.
The current state of relations between Russia and the West could make even an astute observer forget that the Cold War allegedly ended three decades ago. From the Kremlin’s involvement …
Continuing the trend of rebel losses in Yemen, the troops of the Houthi faction opposing government forces are being forced out of strategic areas along the country’s coast. For months, …
Whatever criticisms of the president aside, one thing is clear: there has certainly been a follow up on promises made. The president ran his campaign with a strong emphasis on …
On 30 October, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced plans for a major offensive in northern Syria. In an address to parliament, Erdogan vowed to clear the area east of …
A joint U.S. and Arab bloc of nations have taken a major step in cracking down on an Iran-Taliban co-op to proliferate militancy throughout the Middle East and southwest Asia. In …
Even the worst in humanitarian disasters can get lost in today’s media deluge. With the Middle East still not quite done with the Syrian conflict, superpower competition between the U.S., …
Often the grind and grone of diplomacy can become a bit ironic. On 26 October, Pakistani media reported that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, former deputy head of Islamic Emirate of …
The targeted attack that took place in Kandahar, Afghanistan recently has left more than a power vacuum. It has revealed the disarray that is plaguing Afghan society—and threatening any hopes …
After a long period of rising tensions between the U.S. and China, the world may finally be seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. On 18 October, U.S. …
Mundane matters such as building code violations rarely make international headlines. But that’s only in the rest of the world. In Israel, even local issues are often inflated into major newsworthy …
