Biography
Col. Avi Shachar
A former Lieutenant Colonel with the Israeli intelligence, Avi is a recognized expert on Intelligence, Early Warning and Terrorism. Avi spent 16 years in senior roles with the Israeli Military Intelligence including head of Early Warning Section (Northern Command) and head of Research, Analysis and Early Warning Branch (Lebanese front).
In 2001 Avi was one of the founding members and Senior Intelligence Analyst of the Joint Securities Intelligence Unit at the Ontario Securities Commission, a unit that was created jointly with the RCMP to combat organized criminal activities in the North American capital markets. In 2004, Avi founded Sprylogics International Inc. (formerly Nexight Corp.), a developer of intelligence early warning and investigative software. Avi is a graduate of the Joint Military Intelligence College in Washington, DC and is a certified Securities Investigator. Avi has been featured on CTV’s W-5 investigative show, the May 2005 edition of Canadian Business Magazine, The National Post, Western Standard and other publications.
Col. Avi Shachar is also CEO of Sprylogics.
Abstract
Lessons in early warning and tactical intelligence –
Lebanon 2006 - abstract
The roots of failure:
- The “Concept” – why did the Israeli intelligence fail again and why it didn’t learn the lessons of 1973, 1982 and 1991?
- Pluralism VS. professionalism
- Strategic and tactical surprises
- Early warning failure - Strategic warning against tactical threats
- “Cry Wolf”
- Intelligence training – G2’s and S2’s – are they qualified?
The solutions:
- Pluralism VS. professionalism
- Questions we should be asking:
- When was the last time Israel, the USA or any other western country fought a major land battle against a regular army?
- What do we train our field intelligence officers for?
- Reinventing the wheel – lessons of the past, not learned
- Classification of intelligence
- Flow of information and intelligence
6. Analytical solutions
Avi Shachar
Sprylogics International Inc. - President
