Shay, Shaul (Dr.)

Research Fellow, ICT and Director of Research, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya, Israel

Colonel ( Res) Dr Shaul Shay served 27 years in the IDF as a paratrooper officer and in the Military Intelligence. In the 1973 war he served as a paratrooper and in the first Lebanon war in 1982 he was the G2 of an armor brigade. In the 1990s he served as the head of counter terror branch and the intelligence officer of the Southern Command.

In the years 2000 – 2007 he was the head of the IDF Military History Department.

In the years 2007-2009 he was the deputy head of the National Security Council (NSC) of Israel.

Shaul Shay holds M.A and Phd degrees from the Bar Ilan University and he is a lecturer in the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzeliya  ( IDC).

Shaul Shay is the director of research of the Institute for Policy and Strategy and a senior research fellow of the International Policy Institute for counter Terrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzeliya (IDC), Israel.

Dr  Shay is the author and the editor of 19 books, 11 of  them were published in the USA and U.K. His last books are:

Israel and Islamic terror abductions (1986 – 2016) , Sussex Academic Publishers, Brighton, U.K.2016.

 Somalia in transition since 2006, Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, 2014.

The global jihad and the tactic of terror abductions, Sussex Academic Publishers, Brighton, U.K.2013.

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The threat of Houthi unmanned explosives-laden boats

02/10/2019

This article examines the threat posed by the Iran-aligned Houthi group in Yemen.

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Saudi Arabia- the terror threat and the response

23/05/2019

Over the past decades, Saudi Arabia was targeted by different terror groups: Iran affiliated Shia terror groups, Al Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS). In response, it developed a comprehensive and effective approach to fostering security by countering and deterring terrorism.

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The threat of Iranian armed drones

07/04/2019

In March 2019, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) held a drill near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC flew about 50 "offensive and combat" drones in the Persian Gulf, including the "Saegheh" unmanned combat aerial vehicles based on the American RQ-170's, flying wing design

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Egypt’s war against terror - Comprehensive Operation Sinai 2018

17/03/2019

In February 2018, Egypt’s security forces launched a major anti-militant operation aimed at rooting out terrorism in Sinai and other areas across the country. A year later, the battle against Islamic insurgency is far from over.

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The Houthi Drone Threat in Yemen

03/02/2019

On January 10, 2019, a Houthi drone attacked a Yemeni government military parade in Al Anad airbase in Lahaj province some 60 kilometers north of Aden, killing seven people and injuring 11 others. A high-ranking Yemeni intelligence officer, Brigadier General Saleh Tamah was injured in the attack and later died of his wounds. Footage of the attack showed a drone exploding over a podium around which dozens of military personnel were standing.

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