Dr. Eitan Azani
Acting Director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT)
Dr. Azani currently serves as the Acting Director of the Institute for Counter-Terrorism(ICT) and the Head of the BA and MA Specialization in Counter-Terrorism and Homeland Security at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy atReichman University (IDC Herzliya).
He is a Colonel (Res.) in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) with operational, research, and academic experience in counter-terrorism in the regional and international arenas. He previously served as the Deputy Executive Director of ICT. As part of his position at ICT, Dr. Azani maintains working relations and advises both private and government entities on counter-terrorism issues. Dr. Azani lectures at theLauder School of Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy at IDC Herzliya, and additional security and organizational establishments in Israel and abroad. He testifies on the subject of Hezbollah in front of the United States House of Representatives Committee on International Affairs and the European Parliament.
Dr. Eitan Azani obtained his BA in Economy, Political Science, and Geography at Bar Ilan University, Israel, and his MA (with honors) in the Security and Strategy Studies Program of Tel-Aviv University. Dr. Azani’s Ph.D. dissertation for the Hebrew University, Jerusalem was on “The Development of Revolutionary Islamic Movements, a case study of Hezbollah.
Dr. Azani is the author of Hezbollah: The Story of the Party of God – From Revolution toInstitutionalization, praised as “a detailed study by a true scholar-practitioner, … should be required reading for anyone interested in really understanding this complex political,social and militant organization.” He is also the author of many scholarly articles and edited volumes – including: The Hybrid Terrorist Organization: Hezbollah as a Case Study, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, pp. 899-916(36), 2013 & Hezbollah’s Strategy of “Walking on the Edge“: Between Political Game and Political Violence, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, pp. 741-759(19), November 20
