Analysis and essays on intelligence, security and strategy.https://www.omeralali.comenhttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/an-archive-is-not-a-memoryhttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/an-archive-is-not-a-memoryWhy using an AI agent’s memory should change it — and what separates retrieval from learning.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/iran-israel-american-interestshttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/iran-israel-american-interestsTamir Dortal’s Israel Hayom column following his conversation with Omer on Al HaMashmaut.Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/iran-four-nuclear-modelshttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/iran-four-nuclear-modelsPakistan, Libya, Syria and Iraq as comparative frameworks for thinking about Iran’s trajectory.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/northern-front-strategic-optionshttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/northern-front-strategic-optionsComments in Channel 14 on Iranian strategy and policy options along the Lebanese border.Mon, 24 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/intelligence-data-lakehttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/intelligence-data-lakeThe shift from pushing intelligence to pulling it, and the human relationship between collectors and analysts.Sat, 15 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/iran-attack-and-hezbollahhttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/iran-attack-and-hezbollahAn Epoch interview on air-defense performance, interceptor stocks and differences between theaters.Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/response-must-be-part-of-a-strategyhttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/response-must-be-part-of-a-strategyIn Channel 14: the connection between tactical action, the nuclear threat and American interests.Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/iranian-attack-in-retrospecthttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/iranian-attack-in-retrospectMultilayer defense, correcting an earlier assessment, and the gap between Israeli and American interests.Sun, 14 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/zahedi-response-assessmenthttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/zahedi-response-assessmentA pre-attack scenario built through comparison with Iran’s response to the killing of Soleimani.Thu, 04 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/yesterdays-warhttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/yesterdays-warThe danger of preparing for the last exposed threat while the adversary is already adapting.Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/almas-3https://www.omeralali.com/en/text/almas-3What Hezbollah’s published footage suggested about its weapons and deterrence messaging.Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/eyes-of-the-statehttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/eyes-of-the-stateA magazine feature on air control and the attack at Meron, including Omer’s analysis.Thu, 11 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/ashdod-rocket-riskhttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/ashdod-rocket-riskCoverage of Omer’s risk analysis and the debate over wartime school policy.Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/precision-rocketshttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/precision-rocketsThe distinction between Hezbollah’s rocket-conversion project and the weapons reportedly fired.Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/strike-on-unit-506https://www.omeralali.com/en/text/strike-on-unit-506Distinguishing high-trajectory rocket fire from direct-fire anti-tank missiles, and what that means for protecting sites.Sun, 07 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/northern-fronthttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/northern-frontDeterrence, the evacuation of northern Israel, and the difference between a diplomatic arrangement and removing a threat.Wed, 27 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/barbaric-violence-in-islamhttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/barbaric-violence-in-islamAn opinion thread on religious institutions’ responses to October 7, political Islam and concepts of jihad.Sun, 03 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/mount-ebal-wake-up-callhttps://www.omeralali.com/en/text/mount-ebal-wake-up-callProtecting heritage sites, changes on the ground and the state's responsibility. An opinion essay originally published in Srugim.Wed, 17 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT