Amnon Sella ( he, אמנון סלע; born 1934) is a prominent

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and Soviet Studies

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. He is a

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Interdisciplinary Center at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy. In addition he is a professor

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Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

. Sella attended the University of Edinburgh and was awarded a PhD in 1973 for a thesis entitled “Surprise attack: Soviet response to German threats, December 1940-June 1941".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sella, Amnon 1934 births Living people Academic staff of Reichman University