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
Washington’s Push for an International Force in Gaza Risks Importing the Same Coalition Failures That Empowered the Taliban and Hezbollah
Israel’s Break with Diplomatic Convention Opens a Strategic Opportunity for New Delhi in the Horn of Africa
The Decision to Bomb Southern Yemen Forces Suggests the Saudi Crown Prince Is Backsliding to a Pre-September 11, 2001, Saudi Posture
Although Resilient, the Islamic Republic Was Always More of an Anomaly than the Natural Apex of Iranian Political Evolution
Trump Criticized the Widespread Somali Fraud Scheme Affecting Minnesota’s Social Services, but Somali Culture Is Not Somaliland’s
Israel and the United States Should Not Only Recognize but Also Establish Full Diplomatic Relations with Both Countries
Tens of Thousands of Yemenis Have Died Since the 2018 Stockholm Agreement as a Result of Its Perpetuation of Houthi Rule
Australia Is the Canary in the Coal Mine, but the Real Explosion May Soon Come in Ireland, Norway, and Turkey
Like Gadhafi, Erdoğan Is Flamboyant
Demanding Full Transparency on Washington’s Decision to Leave an American Behind in Iran
It Is Time to Make the Penalties Clear and Onerous for Any Individual Wantonly Violating Cypriot Sovereignty
Greece Increasingly Punches Above Its Weight at the United Nations and on the World Stage
Only When the Stigma of Killing Kurds or Occupying Cyprus Becomes Too Great to Bear Will Ankara Change Its Polemics
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Seeks to Repatriate Its Charges, but It Has Never Faced a Problem like Al-Hol
Rather than Reject the Deal Outright, Washington Should Use It to Rewrite the Rules
Iran Has Never Had Competent Urban Planners—the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Considerations Usually Took Precedence
Where Are the U.N. Officials Who Argue They Cannot Be Part of an Organization That Increasingly Fuels Blood Libel and One of the World’s Oldest Hatreds?
If Incumbency Is Synonymous with Life Tenure in Most Arab States, It Is Not in Iraq, Where Iraqis Punish a Person Deemed Ineffective and Corrupt
Neither the State Department nor Other Foreign Ministries Should Accept the Fiction That U.N. Mandates Are Necessary or Effective
Fear and Lack of Access Explain Why So Many Accept Hamas Health Ministry Statistics