Are we headed towards a Cold War – Round Two?    

Our guest this week, Daniel Rakov, might have the answer for that ominous question and it might not be what you think…

Lt. Col. (Res). Daniel Rakov is an expert on Russian policy in the Middle East and Great-Power Competition in the region.  He served in the Israel Defense Forces for over 20 years, mainly in the Israeli Defense Intelligence Division (Aman).  From 2019-2021, he was a research fellow at the Russian Studies Program at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS).  Today, Daniel is a Senior Fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS), and he is internationally recognized as one of Israel’s premier experts on Russia today. 

He is the author of ‘Thirty Years of Russian-Israeli Relations: Past, Present, Future(currently available only in Russian).

Links:

Daniel’s page at the JISS

A selection of articles by Daniel in the Israeli and international press

Daniel Rakov on Facebook

Download Daniel’s book, ‘Thirty Years of Russian-Israeli Relations: Past, Present, Future’ (currently available only in Russian)

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