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Jordan Plays the Field

Jordan and other conservative Arab states are struggling with a difficult superpower ally and facing...
America centric world map with magnified Jordan map. Green polygonal world map.
  • Dr. Jonathan Spyer

Turkey Sets Course against the West in the Mediterranean

Turkish forces are also present in northern Iraq, where they are engaged in action against...
ISTANBUL TURKEY - JUNE 8 2016: The Navy patrol ship Tekirda sailing along the Bosphorus and the landmark Maiden's Tower in Uskudar. The Turkish ship is escorting the larger Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich which can be seen to the left

Beware Precipitous Talks with Iran

Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign must not be curtailed before Iran’s leaders truly have no choice...

The Israel-Jordan Treaty at 25

It is a crucial accord, but needs attention and maintenance....
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Expose the Misdeeds of Iran’s Foreign Ministry

It is complicit in Hizballah’s terrorism and subversion, in Europe and the US....
ministry_of_foreign_affairs_building_in_tehran

Russia hampering Israel-Arab ties

Outwardly, Russia is loyal to the idea that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the reason for...
Ivanovsk, Russia - February 04, 2019: Palestine on the map of the world
  • Dr. Jonathan Spyer

The Syrian Sideshow

With the regional focus elsewhere, violence in Syria grinds on. International backers of the various...
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  • Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman

Erdoğan is Not Invulnerable

The US, Europe and Israel can force a modification in Erdoğan's conduct on a wide...
Istanbul, Turkey - Nov 03, 2018: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko

A US-Israeli Defense Treaty? A Noble Idea, But Neither Desirable nor Practical

The need to assign American soldiers to fight with Israel might undermine Israel's popularity in...
Business handshake on the background of two flags. Men handshake on the background of the United States of America and Israel flag. Support concept

Make Jerusalem a priority

Even an interim Israeli government can build in Jerusalem, counter the intrusions of foreign agents,...
Waving Flag of Jerusalem, with beautiful satin background
  • Professor Efraim Inbar

The Greatest Necessity: National Cohesion

Israel’s government must nurture a spirit of unity and national purpose by building a policy...
  • Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman

Towards an Eastern Mediterranean Security Alliance

Beyond Elounda, Beersheba, Cairo and Jerusalem.
The emerging informal alliance in the eastern Mediterranean...
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