A Changing Country

Minister of Culture Miri Regev and spokespeople of Israeli culture have been several days in the headlines, shouting at one another and past one another.
With ‘Ally,’ Michael Oren Lifts the Veil on U.S.-Israel Relations

It’s safe to say that in the coming weeks you’ll be reading a great deal about the forthcoming memoir, “Ally.”
Terror Attacks Up Worldwide in 2014

The US State Department has reported a marked increase in terror attacks worldwide from 2013 to 2014.
The Druze and the Middle East’s Minority Pact

It is rare for a country to have to rethink its strategic roadmap.
IDF to Establish New Cyber Warfare Military Branch

IDF Chief Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot recently announced the formation of a new branch of the IDF that will be dedicated to advancing the army’s cyber warfare efforts.
Turkey’s Double Game with ISIS Dateline

Turkey’s Islamist government has had rational reasons to support discreetly its own Frankenstein monster: the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Israel’s Great Opportunity

Over the past two decades Israel has managed to destroy its regional reputation.
Nuclear War and Nuclear Peace: Israel’s Strategic Options

Now, facing an effectively unobstructed nuclear threat from Iran, Israel will need to choose prudently from among available strategic options.
A Middle East ‘Complete Strategy’? To What End?

“Strategy” is the summer watchword in Washington — strategy for handling ISIS, strategy for Syria, strategy for Middle East peace.
Why the Iran Nuclear Deal is a Hard Sell

Obama administration is having a hard time persuading a skeptical public that these negotiations are going to tame the Tehran regime.