The Third Lebanon War: Not If But When?

Slightly more than a decade since the last war between Israel and Hezbollah, and we are still asking ourselves whether a third Lebanon War is not a question of if, but rather when. While Iranian disinclination, and Hezbollah involvement in Syria push back the possibility of war, the increasingly armed areas surrounding Israel’s northern borders have military generals on edge. This session will attempt to understand the dynamics of the Third Lebanon War; the situations in which it might break out, and the situations which might prevent it.

Dr. Eitan Azani, Deputy Executive Director, ICT and Head of BA & MA Specializations in CounterTerrorism, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC Herzliya, Israel

Mr. Naftali Granot, Former Deputy Director of the Mossad, Israel

Brig. Gen. (Res.) Yosef Kuperwasser, Director, Project on Intelligence Methodology, Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC) & Former Director General, Ministry of Strategic Affairs, Israel

Maj. Gen. (Res.) Uzi Moskovitz, Former Head, C4I Directorate, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel

Dr. Magnus Ranstorp, Research Director, Center for Asymmetric Threat Studies (CATS) , National Defence College, Sweden

Moderator: Dr. Matthew Levitt, Fromer-Wexler Fellow & Director, Stein Program on Counter-Terrorism and Intelligence, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy & Member of the Professional Advisory Board, ICT, IDC Herzliya, United States of America