01 / Publication index

Writing & analysis.

Intelligence, security doctrine and the reality behind the headlines. Original writing, threads and press coverage, with links to the sources.

19 entries

  1. Essay

    An Archive Is Not a Memory

    Why using an AI agent’s memory should change it — and what separates retrieval from learning.

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  2. In the press

    Iran, Strategic Independence and the American Alliance

    Tamir Dortal’s Israel Hayom column following his conversation with Omer on Al HaMashmaut.

    Editorial summary
  3. Analysis on X

    Iran and Four Historical Models of Nuclear Breakout

    Pakistan, Libya, Syria and Iraq as comparative frameworks for thinking about Iran’s trajectory.

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  4. In the press

    The Northern Front: Attrition, Agreements and Strategy

    Comments in Channel 14 on Iranian strategy and policy options along the Lebanese border.

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  5. Analysis on X

    The Intelligence Data Lake: When Technology Changes Analysis

    The shift from pushing intelligence to pulling it, and the human relationship between collectors and analysts.

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  6. In the press

    What Iran’s Attack Reveals About a Hezbollah Conflict

    An Epoch interview on air-defense performance, interceptor stocks and differences between theaters.

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  7. In the press

    An Israeli Response Must Be Part of a Strategy

    In Channel 14: the connection between tactical action, the nuclear threat and American interests.

    Editorial summary
  8. Analysis on X

    The Iranian Attack in Retrospect

    Multilayer defense, correcting an earlier assessment, and the gap between Israeli and American interests.

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  9. Analysis on X

    Assessing Iran’s Response to the Killing of Zahedi

    A pre-attack scenario built through comparison with Iran’s response to the killing of Soleimani.

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  10. Analysis on X

    Preparing for Yesterday's War

    The danger of preparing for the last exposed threat while the adversary is already adapting.

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  11. Analysis on X

    Almas-3: Hezbollah’s Advanced Anti-Tank Capabilities

    What Hezbollah’s published footage suggested about its weapons and deterrence messaging.

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  12. Analysis on X

    A Troubling Security Doctrine

    A record from the original archive whose source link pointed to another thread.

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  13. In the press

    The Eyes of the State

    A magazine feature on air control and the attack at Meron, including Omer’s analysis.

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  14. In the press

    Rocket Risk and Returning to School in Ashdod

    Coverage of Omer’s risk analysis and the debate over wartime school policy.

    Editorial summary
  15. Analysis on X

    Precision Rockets: Is There Such a Thing?

    The distinction between Hezbollah’s rocket-conversion project and the weapons reportedly fired.

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  16. Analysis on X

    The Strike on Air Control Unit 506

    Distinguishing high-trajectory rocket fire from direct-fire anti-tank missiles, and what that means for protecting sites.

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  17. Analysis on X

    The Northern Front: What Is Happening, and Why It Matters

    Deterrence, the evacuation of northern Israel, and the difference between a diplomatic arrangement and removing a threat.

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  18. Analysis on X

    Barbaric Violence in Islam: A Bug or a Feature?

    An opinion thread on religious institutions’ responses to October 7, political Islam and concepts of jihad.

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  19. Essay

    Government Inaction: A Wake-up Call from Mount Ebal

    Protecting heritage sites, changes on the ground and the state's responsibility. An opinion essay originally published in Srugim.

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