Dr.Eitan Azani

Dr. Azani currently serves as deputy executive director of the Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya. He is a Colonel (Res.) in the Israel Defence Forces with operational, research and academic experience in counter-terrorism in the regional and international arenas. 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 the School of Government and Politics at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya as well as at security and organisational establishments in Israel and abroad. He obtained his B.A. in Economy, Political Science and Geography at Bar Ilan University, Israel, and his M.A. (with honours) 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 Hizballah'.

His current research agenda includes the financing of global and regional terrorism; the development of global jihad movements (from da’awa to jihad); and Iran and Shiite terrorism.