Raphael D Marcus
Biographic Data
| ID | 1035570 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Raphael D Marcus |
| GIVEN NAMES | Raphael D |
| FAMILY NAME | Marcus |
| SIGNATURE | MARCUS R D |
| AFFILIATIONS | King's College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6787-1132 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Isis and the Crime-Terror Nexus in America
This study explores the nexus between crime and Islamic State (ISIS) terrorism in America. It highlights trends in the criminal history of all federal ISIS defendants and deceased perpetrators in America, and evaluates whether crime was integral to a plot’s funding or logistics. While less pronounced than in Europe, a prevalence of prior violent crimes is evident, although plot-relevant crime was generally perpetrated by those without criminal hi…
Learning ‘Under Fire’
What organisational attributes enhance a military’s ability to effectively adapt on the battlefield? Upon the outbreak of war in July 2014 between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) encountered an expansive network of tunnels from which Hamas was launching large-scale assaults into Israel. This article illustrates that the IDF’s ability to successfully adapt ‘under fire’ to this battlefield surprise w…
Armies of sand
Why have Arab militaries consistently performed poorly in war? Kenneth Pollack examines this vexing question in a vast and thought-provoking analysis of Arab military effectiveness across the battlefields of the Middle East since the end of the Second World War. He begins by naming the 1967 Six-Day War as the epitome of Arab military ineptitude and dysfunction and outlines four main schools of thought which have sought to explain Arab military fa…
Israeli national security
In an era of dramatic turmoil in the Middle East, is Israel's traditional national security strategy—primarily developed during the country's formative early years—still appropriate? Charles Freilich provides an expansive account of the Israeli national security landscape, critically assessing the fundamental pillars of the country's security doctrine which challenges prevalent assumptions. This book is an ambitious discussion of past, present an…
Israel's Long War with Hezbollah
Israel's Long War with Hezbollah
Military Innovation and Tactical Adaptation in the Israel–Hizballah Conflict
This article highlights a pattern of military adaptation and tactical problem-solving utilized by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) while engaged in protracted conflict with the Lebanese militant group Hizballah. It discusses the IDF’s recent attempts to institutionalize their historically intuitive process of ad-hoc learning by developing a formal tactical-level mechanism for ‘knowledge management’. The diffusion of this battlefield lesson-learnin…
Non-state warfare
Understanding Territorial Withdrawal
Military Innovation and Tactical Adaptation in the Israel–Hizballah Conflict
This article highlights a pattern of military adaptation and tactical problem-solving utilized by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) while engaged in protracted conflict with the Lebanese militant group Hizballah. It discusses the IDF’s recent attempts to institutionalize their historically intuitive process of ad-hoc learning by developing a formal tactical-level mechanism for ‘knowledge management’. The diffusion of this battlefield lesson-learnin…
Armies of sand
Why have Arab militaries consistently performed poorly in war? Kenneth Pollack examines this vexing question in a vast and thought-provoking analysis of Arab military effectiveness across the battlefields of the Middle East since the end of the Second World War. He begins by naming the 1967 Six-Day War as the epitome of Arab military ineptitude and dysfunction and outlines four main schools of thought which have sought to explain Arab military fa…
Non-state warfare
Learning ‘Under Fire’
What organisational attributes enhance a military’s ability to effectively adapt on the battlefield? Upon the outbreak of war in July 2014 between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) encountered an expansive network of tunnels from which Hamas was launching large-scale assaults into Israel. This article illustrates that the IDF’s ability to successfully adapt ‘under fire’ to this battlefield surprise w…
Israeli national security
In an era of dramatic turmoil in the Middle East, is Israel's traditional national security strategy—primarily developed during the country's formative early years—still appropriate? Charles Freilich provides an expansive account of the Israeli national security landscape, critically assessing the fundamental pillars of the country's security doctrine which challenges prevalent assumptions. This book is an ambitious discussion of past, present an…
Military Innovation and Tactical Adaptation in the Israel–Hizballah Conflict
This article highlights a pattern of military adaptation and tactical problem-solving utilized by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) while engaged in protracted conflict with the Lebanese militant group Hizballah. It discusses the IDF’s recent attempts to institutionalize their historically intuitive process of ad-hoc learning by developing a formal tactical-level mechanism for ‘knowledge management’. The diffusion of this battlefield lesson-learnin…
Israel's Long War with Hezbollah
Israel's Long War with Hezbollah
Learning ‘Under Fire’
What organisational attributes enhance a military’s ability to effectively adapt on the battlefield? Upon the outbreak of war in July 2014 between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) encountered an expansive network of tunnels from which Hamas was launching large-scale assaults into Israel. This article illustrates that the IDF’s ability to successfully adapt ‘under fire’ to this battlefield surprise w…
Armies of sand
Why have Arab militaries consistently performed poorly in war? Kenneth Pollack examines this vexing question in a vast and thought-provoking analysis of Arab military effectiveness across the battlefields of the Middle East since the end of the Second World War. He begins by naming the 1967 Six-Day War as the epitome of Arab military ineptitude and dysfunction and outlines four main schools of thought which have sought to explain Arab military fa…
Israeli national security
In an era of dramatic turmoil in the Middle East, is Israel's traditional national security strategy—primarily developed during the country's formative early years—still appropriate? Charles Freilich provides an expansive account of the Israeli national security landscape, critically assessing the fundamental pillars of the country's security doctrine which challenges prevalent assumptions. This book is an ambitious discussion of past, present an…
Isis and the Crime-Terror Nexus in America
This study explores the nexus between crime and Islamic State (ISIS) terrorism in America. It highlights trends in the criminal history of all federal ISIS defendants and deceased perpetrators in America, and evaluates whether crime was integral to a plot’s funding or logistics. While less pronounced than in Europe, a prevalence of prior violent crimes is evident, although plot-relevant crime was generally perpetrated by those without criminal hi…
Non-state warfare
Understanding Territorial Withdrawal
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