Brigadier General (Ret.) Uzi Eilam
Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Uzi Eilam joined the Jaffee Center research staff in 2002, as a senior Research Fellow. Prior to that, Brig. Gen. Eilam served as the Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Defense Mission to Europe. His military career spanned combat experience, including a term as commanding officer in the paratroopers, and military R&D at IDF headquarters.
After retiring from the IDF, Brig. Gen. (ret.) Eilam served as Director General of the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission and as Chief Scientist and Director of R&D in the Ministry of Defense. Following the dispute between the US and Israel over sales of military equipment to China, he was appointed to draft a proposal for supervision and control of Israel's military exports At INSS, Eilam concentrates on the European defense concept and the developments in its defense industry.