Ep 232: Ran Baratz on the Gaza War and Israel’s ‘Postmodern’ Military

Ran Baratz, military historian and former senior Israeli official, and author of What's Wrong with the Postmodern Military? , joins the show to discuss operations in Gaza and problems with how the IDF officer corps thinks about war. ▪️ Times • 01:37 Introduction • 02:27 Gaza • 06:23 Diplomatic obstacles • 12:27 Worse than you think • 15:28 Paradigm shift • 30:23 Real wars • 38:49 Art of the general • 43:51 War as policy • 50:00 Netanyahu Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod , and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack