America’s exit from the Middle East – analysis
Published in The Jerusalem Post. Walter Meed Russell, writing in The Wall Street Journal, sees the glass of America’s 20-year presence in the Middle East as half full. He believes…
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…
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…
What Congress Can Do for An America Without a Coherent Middle East Policy
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} Our boots on the ground have left in the aftermath of the infamous Trump-Erdogan phone call, turning 100,000 American trained allied SDF troops into…
Reclaiming the Language of Human Rights to Advance Peace in the Middle East
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} While speaking in Europe last week on political Islamism, the Iran agreement, and American national security interests in the Middle East, I continually emphasized…
Could a Mass March on Jerusalem Ignite the Middle East
According to Zalman Shoval, “No security fence or even a concrete barrier can stop an organized mass attempt to breach the Israeli border along a much larger front than merely…
Can Egypt be the Path to Peace for the Middle East?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} After the disaster of the Morsi regime, during which the MB tried to turn Egypt back to the dark ages, Egypt has now come…