Don Radlauer, at The Blogs

May 24, 2021, 7:56 PM

Force Hamas to surrender? Good luck with that!

I recently engaged in a rather vigorous online debate with someone who complained bitterly that Israel, under pressure from the new US administration, had been forced to reach a ceasefire with Hamas before we could achieve a satisfying victory....

Jan 12, 2021, 12:04 AM

Trump, Biden & Occam: Make Elections Boring Again!

The election is over. So is the Electoral College vote. So is Congressional approval of the Electoral College vote count. And so are 60-some lawsuits. But after all that, millions of Americans still believe that the 2020 presidential election...

Mar 22, 2015, 10:20 PM

Kulanu’s Coalition – a Nerd’s Eye View

In my previous article, I discussed Israel's election results in some detail. I reached (or at least attempted to reach) three main conclusions: Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud did indeed score a "crushing" victory—but only over other right-wing parties that...

Mar 18, 2015, 5:46 PM

Understanding the Election Results (or, My Dinner Date with Bar Rafaeli)

Until now, I hesitated to speculate about the nature of a possible new governing coalition in Israel. Lacking real (i.e. post-election) numbers to play with, I felt that working out coalition mathematics was kind of like worrying about what...

About Me

Don Radlauer is a veteran international lecturer and author on fatality statistics in low-intensity conflict, virtual communities as pathways to radicalization, rational-choice deterrence and its applicability to counter-terrorism, and the laws and philosophy of warfare.