Miri Eisin served in the Israeli intelligence community and retired

from active duty at the rank of full colonel in 2004. Over her

twenty year career in the military she served as the deputy head of

the combat intelligence corps, the personal assistant to the director

of Military intelligence and as the intelligence officer in combat

units and research departments.

After retiring from the military Miri served as the Israeli Prime

Minister's international media advisor from the second Lebanon war

until the end of 2007.

Over the last ten years Miri has been one of Israel's main

presenters, speaking on regional geo-politics and security related

issues in the media worldwide. She teaches at the Inter-disciplinary

center in Herzeliya, and works extensively with the media, student

groups and diplomats. Miri is a fellow at the center for

international communication at Bar Ilan University.

Miri holds a BA from Tel Aviv University in Middle Eastern studies

and Political Science, an MA from Haifa University in Security studies and is a graduate of the Israeli national defense college.

Expertise: the Israeli intelligence community, security and geopolitics in the Middle East, narratives and media as a dimension of security and warfare, the media in the Middle East perspectives, the Israeli – Palestinian conflict in different perspectives.