Winfield Myers

Michael Rubin

Director of Policy Analysis

Michael Rubin is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he specializes in Middle Eastern countries, particularly Iran and Turkey. His career includes time as a Pentagon official, with field experiences in Iran, Yemen, and Iraq, as well as engagements with the Taliban prior to 9/11. Mr. Rubin has also contributed to military education, teaching U.S. Navy and Marine units about regional conflicts and terrorism. His scholarly work includes several key publications, such as “Dancing with the Devil” and “Eternal Iran.” Rubin earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in history and a B.S. in biology from Yale University.

Articles by this Author
The Palestinian Leader Shocked Clinton at Camp David by Refusing to Accept a Deal to Which His Own Negotiators Had Agreed
None of the Partners Professing to Seek Peace Is Sincere, and the TRIPP Serves No Economic Purpose
Exiled Iranian Activists Continue to Organize, but the Backbone of Any Post-Islamic Republic Will Be Internal
The United States Was Blindsided by the Number of Missiles the Islamic Republic Possessed and Their Range
While Legal Scholars Seek to Promote and Reinforce International Humanitarian Law, Their Subjectivity and Political Agendas Now Undermine It
His Clerical Rank Did Not Qualify Mojtaba to Be Supreme Leader, but the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Did Not Care
History Suggests Coastal Pressure and Limited War Could Force Tehran’s Hand
A Secure Libya Is in Everyone’s Interest, and a Benghazi-First Strategy Can Deliver It
The Danger Is Not Just Erosion of Freedom of Navigation, but Also Iran’s Direct Financing of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Terror
Saddam Haftar and the Libyan National Army Provide Security for the Oil Fields, Their Transport, and Their Export
Libyan Oil Should Belong to Libyans, Not Benefit Turkish Businessmen, Swiss Bankers, or Extremists
Iraq Needs a New Prime Minister to Guide the Country Through the Turbulence of the War with Iran
Ordinary Iranians Are Sensitive About Intervention by Outsiders, and Especially So About the U.S.
If Iran or Its Proxies Attack a U.S. Embassy, the United States Should Destroy the Iranian Embassy in That Country
Dubai Has Weathered Many Trials, Despite the Panic and Misperception That Colors Western Attitudes
With the United Nations Endorsing Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for the Sahara, There Is No Reason the Sahrawi Cannot Go Home
Joe Kent’s Claims Collapse Against Iran’s Long Record of Targeting Americans
Riyadh Should Express Its Displeasure by Sending Home All Pakistani Residents and Workers
The U.S. Must Judge Terrorists by Their Actions and Ideology, Not the Veneer of Respectability with Which They Paint Themselves
The Media Is Obsessing over Price Volatility in the Oil Markets as Iran Fans the Flames of Panic