The future of the US-Israel relationship
Published on April 5, 2023 in JNS. Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and then-Vice President Biden talk prior to a meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic…
Is Iranian-Arab reconciliation a mirage?
Published by JNS on March 27, 2023. Photo: A photograph released by Chinese state media showing officials Wang Yi, center, China’s top foreign policy official, with Ali Shamkhani, right, the…
March 14 Webinar on Israel Challenges 2023: The Judicial Crisis, Iran’s Weapons Grade Uranium, Violence in West Bank & US-Israel Relations
From Dr. Mandel: Dear MEPIN Readers, The uproar over Israel’s judicial reform has overwhelmed American and Israeli Jewry. In this talk for the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Federation…
Open-Source Intelligence is Indispensable for Countering Threats
Published on March 4, 2023 in The National Interest. When most people hear the word intelligence in a political context, they immediately think of clandestine sources, spies, and secret meetings.…
American taxpayers should demand accountability from UNRWA
Published by JNS on February 23, 2023. Photo: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) building in the southern Gaza Strip, on July 26, 2018. Photo by Abed Rahim…
Backing Iran’s protesters: The US should treat the Iranian threat as a first-tier problem
Photo: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discusses the protests in Iran with Iranian-American writer Roya Hakakian, Iranian-American activist Sherry Hakimi, and British-Iranian actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi at the…
The risks of failing to enforce sanctions on Iran
Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP. In this picture released by the Iranian government, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of…
Why Rand Paul Should Change His Stance on Iran
Published on January 3, 2023 by The Hill. Photo: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) leaves the Senate chamber following a vote on a nomination, Dec. 15, 2022. Source: Greg Nash. One…
President Biden, Sanction the Ayatollah and Support the Iranian Protesters
Published on December 20, 2022 by JNS. The Washington Institute of Near East Policy’s Hanin Ghaddar has written, “The Lebanese, Syrians and Iraqis look today at Iran and feel a…
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Resolution Supporting Iranian Protesters
Photo: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Note from Dr. Mandel: Dear MEPIN Readers, I have been working with Iranian activists and US Senate foreign policy staff to help publicize the heroic…