Time to rethink the borders of the Middle East map
Courtesy Photo Most Americans are unaware that today’s Middle East is an artificial construct created by British and French diplomats (Sykes and Picot) after World War I to advance their…
Syrian turmoil resurfaces: Turkey rises, Iran threatens, and regional alliances shift
Smoke rises, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 8, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/AMR ABDALLAH DALSH) The Syrian civil war highlights shifting alliances,…
Watch Dr. Mandel on the i24 News The Rundown discuss the Syrian war and its consequences for the US and Israel
Two weeks ago, the dormant 14-year Syrian civil war was barely on the radar. Just like the Arab Winter was a surprise with unanticipated surprises and dangerous consequences, i.e., ISIS,…
Watch Dr. Mandel discuss the 5-dimensional world of the Middle East with Anna Vinogradskaya
Please watch my “salon” style interview on YouTube, which is an in-depth analysis: 1. The lack of a US strategy for the Middle East2. The coming nuclear arms race in…
Dr Eric Mandel on ILTV discussing the security situation in Judea and Samaria
Today on ILTV, I discussed the security situation in Judea and Samaria (West Bank). Israel just completed its most extensive operation in the West Bank since the Second Intifada. ·…
Will Jordan be Iran’s next target?
Published in the Hill on July 7, 2023. Photo: King Abdullah II of Jordan | File photo: Getty Images/Sean Gallup One of the pillars of Iran’s long-term strategy to destroy…
Tightening the noose around Israel
Published on April 27, 2023 in JNS. Photo from Shutterstock. Less than one year ago, Lawrence Haas, a senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council, wrote an article for…
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…
Israel’s government collapses — again. So, what now?
Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, right, and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, attend a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on May 29, 2022, Source: the Hill For the fifth time…