It’s Time for Europe to Stand With the Iranian People
{Previously published in The JNS} What will it take for the international community to realize that no amount of money, accommodation or deference will change the DNA of Iran’s leaders,…
America Needs to Impose Consequences for Working with Iran
by Dr. Eric R. Mandel and Seth J. Frantzman {Previously published in the JNS} Why do we allow the Iraqi and Lebanese governments to have it both ways, receiving American…
IS IT TOO LATE TO STOP IRAN’S PERMANENT PRESENCE IN SYRIA?
{Previously published in the Jerusalem Post} Iran has invested tens of billions of dollars in Syria, and is not about to readily abandon this investment to Russian pressure. The national…
Is Peaceful Regime Change in Iran Possible?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} According to the research of Harvard’s Erica Chenoweth, more than half of nonviolent revolutions are successful, as long as more than 3.5% of the…
Is America ready for Iran’s plans in Jordan and Lebanon?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} America is safer and the world functions better when America is engaged throughout the world. Every time America tries to pivot its foreign policy…
Will Trump’s Iran Sanctions be Weaker than Obama’s?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} The intelligence community’s rationale for allowing Iran to remain part of SWIFT is that it allows them to track Iran’s finances internationally. Last spring…
Understanding American and Iranian Choices in the New Middle East
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} Have the Iranians come to the same conclusion as their archenemy Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman? Everything has changed in the Middle East.…
The Importance of Secondary Sanctions to Rein in Iran
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} There is a lack of understanding of what secondary sanctions are, why they are an indispensable tool for advancing diplomacy in the Middle East…
When Interests and Values Collide in Middle East Policy
{Previously published in The Hill} Advancing a country’s foreign policy interests usually means coming to terms with the inherent contradictions between national values and strategic interests. Translation: sometimes you must…
It’s Time for the US to Swap Carrots for Sticks in the Middle East
America’s choices in the Middle East continue to challenge the best of our foreign policy experts. There are no easy answers in a region with ever-changing interests and alliances, but…