Gabriel Siboni

Gabriel Siboni of the INSS in a photo from the INSS website. Accessed 6 December 2012.

Gabriel Siboni is the director of the Military and Strategic Affairs Program at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and is also the editor of the its journal.

Education

Gabriel Siboni holds a B.A. and M.A. in mechanical engineering from Tel Aviv University, and a doctorate in geographic information systems (GIS) from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Career History

From the INSS website:

In his extensive IDF career, Colonel (ret.) Siboni served as a fighter and commander in the Golani Brigade and completed his service as the brigade’s reconnaissance unit commander. Within the scope of his reserve service, he served as senior staff officer of the Golani Brigade, deputy commander of the logistics unit, and chief of staff of an division. He serves as vice head and chief methodologist of the IDF Research Center for Force Utilization and Buildup – Experimentation Laboratory.

In addition to his work at INSS, Dr. Siboni serves as a consultant in a wide range of fields, including operational systems and military technology; risk management; information systems; and water, energy and environmental engineering.

Publications

• Siboni, Gabi and Kronenfeld, Sami., 'Iran’s Cyber Warfare', INSS Insight, No, 375, October 15, 2012.
• Siboni, Gabriel, 'Force Deployment Planning in the IDF General Staff', Military and Strategic Affairs, Volume 3, No. 2, December 2011
• Siboni, Gabriel, 'Protecting Critical Assets and Infrastructures from Cyber Attacks', Military and Strategic Affairs, Volume 3, No. 1, May 2011.
• Siboni, Gabriel, 'Defeating Suicide Terrorism in Judea and Samaria', 2002-2005, Military and Strategic Affairs, Volume 2, No. 2, October 2010.
• Siboni, Gabriel, 'The Changing Threat', Military and Strategic Affairs, Volume 2, No. 1, June 2010.
• Siboni, Gabriel, 'Disproportionate Force: Israel’s Concept of Response in Light of the Second Lebanon War', INSS Insight, No. 74, October 2, 2008.
• Siboni, Gabriel, 'High Trajectory Weapons and Guerilla Warfare: Adjusting Fundamental Security Concepts', Strategic Assessment, February 2008, Vol. 10, No. 4.
• Siboni, Gabriel, 'Command and Authority in the IDF: The Winograd Challenge', Strategic Assessment, Vol. 10, No. 2, August 2007.
• Siboni, Gabriel, 'From Gaza to Lebanon and Back', Strategic Assessment, Vol. 10, No. 1, June 2007.
• Siboni, Gabriel, 'Command in the IDF', Strategic Assessment, Vol. 9, No. 4, March 2007.
• Siboni, Gabriel, 'The Operational Aspects to Fighting the Qassam', Strategic Assessment, Vol. 9, No. 3, November 2006.
• Siboni, Gabriel, 'The Military Battle against Terrorism: Direct Contact vs. Standoff Warfare', Strategic Assessment, Vol. 9, No. 1, April 2006.

Affiliations

• Institute for National Security Studies