Deepfakes, the media and the threat to democracy
Photo: New York Times building, source: Wikimedia Commons. Published on March 12, 2023 by JNS. A recent Wall Street Journal essay “The Deepfake Dangers Ahead” highlights the “dangers of AI-generated…
Rudaw Interview: The Munich Security Conference, the “Davos of Defense” & Security
From Dr. Mandel: I was asked by Iraqi Kurdish TV (Rudaw) to speak about this weekend’s Munich Security Conference (MSC), the “Davos of Defense” and Security. This was the first…
Interviews on Rudaw and Kurdistan24
This week, Dr. Mandel was on two Iraqi media outlets, Rudaw and Kurdistan24. On Kurdistan24, he was asked to speak about the security, political, and energy concerns for Iraq and…
Americans cannot look away from what’s happening in Iran
Photo: Iranian soldiers stand next to Iranian Shahab-3 and Kheibar missiles during a rally marking Jerusalem day in Tehran, on April 29. Source: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Published in The…
Pushing the Saudis into China’s & Russia’s arms
Published in the Jerusalem Post on October 30, 2022. Photo: US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) sits alongside a photo from the war in Ukraine during a committee…
Turkey’s ever-changing ties: Is Ankara planning an incursion into Syria?
Published in the September 5, 2022 issue of the Jerusalem Report. Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Ebrahim Raissi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Saadabad Palace…
i24 TV News Interview on Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
The Biden administration is considering selling offensive weapons to the Saudis after cutting them off because of civilian casualties in Yemen. In this TV interview, you will learn: -What are…
What makes a nation strong?
Published in the June 13, 2022 issue of the Jerusalem Report. Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the Western Wall. Source: GoldPR As the Western world remains fixated for the…
Biden’s visit to Israel and Middle East presents opportunities — and perils
Published on May 18, 2022 in The Hill. Photo: A view of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Efrat, on March 10, 2022. An Israeli rights group says Israel has…
How Can Biden Embrace Iran While Condemning Russia?
Photo: Getty Images Published in the Hill on March 25, 2022. As America prepares to reenter a nuclear agreement with Iran, pundits for and against the original deal known as…