How the Saudis can fast-track a nuclear-weapons program
If I were them—and with Iran in mind—I would conclude that all the misbehavior that the Biden administration wants to punish me for would evaporate if I only had a…
Another NYT Article on the JCPOA (Iran Nuclear Deal), Another Misleading Set of Facts
Responding to “The Iran Nuclear Talks Explained” in the New York Times In a straight NY Times news article, not analysis, “The Iran Nuclear Talks Explained,” Steven Erlanger writes: “They…
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Sorry professors, but BDS and double standards for Israel are anti-Semitism
Where are their voices for freedom of speech when their pro-Israel students and their speakers are screamed down in the name of racism, apartheid and colonialism? The growing acceptance of…
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Before the next war: Israel and the US should articulate a policy on proportionality
How can a democratic nation fight and defeat asymmetric enemies in the 21st century? Previously published in the Jerusalem Report. by Dr. Eric R. Mandel The recent International Criminal Court…
End the ‘conventional wisdom’ of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to advance peace
by Dr. Eric R. Mandel {Previously published in The Hill} For the first time in 16 years, Palestinians will go to the polls for a parliamentary and presidential election. The…
Does the Biden administration believe Iran is behind most Shia militias?
by Dr. Eric R. Mandel {Previously published in JNS} A controversy that occurred during a recent question-and-answer session for reporters by Pentagon press secretary John Kirby may have revealed a…
The Senate’s Role in Military and International Affairs
{Previously published by the JNS} U.S. President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes late last week in eastern Syria against the Iranian-controlled militias, Kata’ib Hezbollah and Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada. This was in…
A Cold Egyptian-Israeli Peace Undermines Both Culture and Security
by Marwa Maziad and Eric Mandel {Previously published in The National Security Magazine} Recently, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet in Egypt for…
A Return to the Iran Nuclear Deal Would Increase the Chances of War
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Report} For the third time in 2021, the US recently flew B-52 bombers along the Iranian coast, in what The Wall Street Journal called “a…