Major General (ret.) Amos Yadlin has 40 years of service in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) under his belt, including participation in the Yom Kippur War (1973), Operation Peace for Galilee (1982) and Operation Tamuz – the destruction of the Osirak nuclear reactor in Iraq (1981). He served as a fighter pilot for 33 years, ultimately becoming Deputy Commander of the Israeli Air Force. He then earned the rank of Major General, served as a commander of the IDF Military Colleges and the National Defense College, Defense Attaché to the United States (2004-2006), and Chief of the Military Intelligence Directorate. He was Executive Director of the Institute for National Security Studies from 2011 to 2021, and the Kay Fellow on National Security at the the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He is the president and founder of MIND Israel, a consulting team that advises Israeli leadership, agencies, and other entities involved in Israel’s security on strategic national security issues. He continues to provide commentary and analysis on matters pertaining to strategy and national security; the changes in the Middle East; the Iranian nuclear challenge; US-Israel relations; force buildup and the defense budget; intelligence; cyber-related challenges; civil-military relations, and the military ethics of fighting terror.