The Alarming Rise of Antisemitic Attacks: Why So Little Outrage? People hold swastika flags as the neo-Nazi groups Blood Tribe and Goyim Defense League hold a rally on Sept. 2,…
Will Turkey turn westward once again?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, walks with U.S. President Joe Biden during the G20 leaders’ summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 15, 2022. Biden administration officials are toughening…
Webinar: America and Turkey at a Crossroads: The New Middle East Realignment
Dear MEPIN Readers,The American-Turkish-Israeli relationship is one of the most crucial and underemphasized relationships for stability in the Middle East, with U.S. attention focused on China and Ukraine.This talk was…
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…
Rudaw Interview on Moscow Defense Minister Meetings
From Dr. Mandel: This video is an interview I gave Iraqi Rudaw TV regarding Moscow hosting the defense ministers of Turkey, Iran, and Syria in an attempt to forge a…
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, 2023…
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…
Russia’s war in Ukraine jolts Iran, Syria and Middle East security
Photo: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin attend a meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine…
Contradictions in US foreign policy: Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran
Photo: Saudi King Salman welcomes Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan toRiyadh on February 13, 2017, source: Reuters Published in the January 10, 2022 issue of the Jerusalem Report. At the end…
Senator James Risch: Israel will resolve the Iranian nuclear issue
Photo: U.S. Sen. James Risch (R-Ida.). Credit: James Risch/Flickr. Published in JNS. In the estimation of U.S. Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho), the future of the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) “is…