The Middle East is realigning. Is America ready?
Photo: In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, left, hold hands with his Saudi Arabian counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, right, and…
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…
Biden must strengthen US-Israel relationship to decrease chances of war with Iran
Published in the Hill on April 13, 2023. Photo: Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting at the prime minister’s office in…
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.…
Is Hezbollah trying to provoke a confrontation with Israel?
Photo: The flag of the “Green Without Borders” association from Alma. Published on February 2, 2023 by JNS. Why is a Lebanese environmental NGO locating shipping containers, prefabricated buildings and…
While Russia, Turkey and Iran divide Syria, the US looks on
Photo: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a press conference with his German counterpart in Istanbul on July 29, 2022. OZAN KOSE/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Published on January 17,…
America’s next crisis may be Lebanon — not Ukraine or Taiwan
Published in The Hill. Photo: Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun is pictured as he delivers a televised speech at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon December 27, 2021. Dalati Nohra/Handout Could…
Why should the US care if Hamas moves against Israel from Lebanon?
With Iranian help, Hamas, which controls Gaza, is creating a presence in Hezbollah’s backyard in Lebanon. Should it be of any concern to American security interests that Iran supports both…
Should the West support the Lebanese army to counterweight Hezbollah?
Written with Sarit Zehavi for the Jerusalem Post. Lebanon is on the verge of collapse. There is little reason to believe the latest attempt to form a government will be…
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…