Israel & Zionism
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey Aren’t Going to Go to War for Each Other; They Want to Show the U.S. and Iran They Are Ready to Lead in a Region They See as Destabilized by Jerusalem
The Mecca Pact Is the Third Iteration of a Single Saudi Effort to Assemble a Deterrence Substitute for a Diminished American Security Umbrella
The Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani Pact Will Not Fight. Israel Should Build the Bloc That Will
Foes Seek to Weaken the West by Launching a Confluence of Influence Operations Designed to Sow Division and Fracture the Political Consensus
The Palestinian Identity Was Formulated to Counter the Zionist Identity, and It Did So by Imitation
Not Surprisingly, Iran Has a Very Different Version of How Matters Played Out over the Weekend
Israel and Serbia’s Current Common Interests and Historic Friendship Combine to Form an Emerging Partnership Worthy of Greater Note
Riyadh Continues to Play a Calculated Game of Evasion
While Israel Is Beating the Drums of War, Trump Seems to Be Marching to a Different Beat
Drones Kept Flying, Rockets Were Falling, and Iran’s Proxies Keep Operating as If Nothing Has Changed
Despite the Common Foe, the Ukraine-Israel Relationship Remains Awkward and Tepid, to the Detriment of Both Countries
By Exploiting Local Corruption, State Facilitators and Hezbollah Operatives Convert Regional Lawlessness Into Strategic Infrastructure
Iran’s Ability to Command or at Least Align with Proxy and Client Forces Across the Middle East and Beyond Remains Its Most Significant Tool of Power Projection
Tehran Is Determined to Impose Its Control over Hormuz, and Hitting Israel Doesn’t Advance That Goal
Hezbollah Is Still Smuggling Thousands of Rockets and Drones Into Lebanon from Syria and from Iran Through Iraq
The Plan Constructs a Sovereign Blind Spot and a Sanctuary for the Reconstitution of Hostile Forces
The Islamic Republic of Iran Is the Number One State Sponsor of Terrorism Worldwide
With the IDF Dug in at Beaufort, Its Next Challenge Is Preventing Hezbollah from Returning to the Guerrilla Tactics That Once Drove Israel from Southern Lebanon