We cannot miss this opportunity to open Hormuz permanently
A drone view shows vessels anchored at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, May 25, 2026.(photo credit: Stringer/Reuters) Americans must understand exactly what is at stake if…
Will Syria Be a Jihadist State in 10 Years?
Soldiers from Hay’at at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS ), a prominent Sunni Islamist militant group and political organization formerly affiliated with al-Qaeda, hold a demonstration in Damascus, Syria. Chris McGrath/Getty Images…
Israel’s election may come soon and could change the country forever
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Israeli Prime Minister…
The Trump administration needs a Turkish-Syria policy right now
Men lower the coffin of a Syrian Democratic Forces fighter killed by a Turkish-backed militia in the northeastern village of Daoudiya, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) While the…
Watch Dr. Mandel discuss what the US should do with the Houthis and in Syria
Dear MEPIN Readers, Watch my interview on i24TV discussing what the US should do with the Houthi rebels in Yemen and how we should approach the new regime in Syria.…
Watch Dr Mandel on Iraqi Kurdish TV discuss Syria, Turkey, the Kurds, ISIS, the US, and Iran
Dear MEPIN Readers, Will the US abandon its Kurdish allies, the Kurdish lead SDF, in northwest Syria, like we abandoned the Afghans to the Taliban? They fought and died to…
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,…
Why Erdogan’s Turkey undermines US and NATO security interests
US President-elect Donald Trump, during his first presidential term, and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for a group photo at a NATO summit in Britain, in 2019.(photo credit: YVES…
Thoughts from Presentations at Yale and Columbia
Photo: Dr. Mandel’s presentation at Columbia University in November 2022. Message from Dr. Mandel: I was privileged to be invited to Columbia University and Yale in New Haven, to speak…