Jonathan Conricus

At-a-Glance

Serves as a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Served as the International Spokesperson of the Israel Defense Forces from 2017 to 2021 and again in 2023.
Served 24 years in the Israel Defense Forces, retiring as a Lieutenant-Colonel before returning as a reservist.
Was the first IDF officer seconded to the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations from 2014 to 2017.
Owner of Conricus Communications.
Holds a BA in Middle Eastern and Military Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Biography

Jonathan Conricus is a Swedish-Israeli spokesperson and media commentator with a distinguished career in military service, international relations, and strategic communications. He currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a think tank based in Washington, DC, and is the owner of Conricus Communications.

Conricus spent 24 years in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), from 1997 to 2021, retiring as a Lieutenant-Colonel.