KOBI MICHAEL is a research fellow at the Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies. He has previously served as a senior advisor at the Israeli National Security Council and currently lectures at Tel-Aviv University, the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, and the Israeli National Defense College. Dr. Michael is a recipient of the Tshetshik Prize (2005) and the Yariv Award (2002). His most recent book is Between Militarism and Statesmanship in Israel. Michael has edited five books about peacekeeping oper...