Israel’s War with Iran is Inevitable

In the absence of a clear American or Turkish determination to confront Iranian encroachment, only Israel has the power to stop it.
Iraqi Women That Defy Islamic Conservatives Keep Getting Murdered

With each killing, the chances that another woman will take the victim’s place and try to persevere and challenge the system decreases.
Turkey-Russia Idlib Agreement: A Lesson for the US

If America’s enemies support their allies, then the United States must stand by its friends.
The Double Standard of the ICC

The US is justified in its refusal to cooperate with the ICC over alleged war crimes committed by its forces and close allies, democratic countries are capable of trying their own soldiers; but the Palestinians, who fund murderers and their families, turn to the ICC to file complaints against Israel.
“Poor” Syria!

For three years, Israel has done a tremendous job of denying two things to the Iranians: further military buildup in Syria, and the delivery of weapons to Hezbollah.
Monuments to the Caliphate in North-East Syria

The Caliphate might have been short lived. But the forces that engendered it have not disappeared or been replaced by others.
The Seductive Appeal of Jihadist Terror

While opposing jihadist terror has become a security obligation in the US, Europe, and Israel, too-little analytic attention has been directed toward focused remedies for such terror, those that could build solidly upon searches for immortality.
Iraqis Protest Growing Iranian Influence in the Country

Over the past week, violent protests have swept the southern Iraqi city of Basra.
Basra Heat: Unrest in the City Reflects Underlying Instability in Iraq

Over the past week, violent protests have swept the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Twelve people have been killed in the protests and hundreds injured.
The Trump Doctrine and the End of the ‘New World Order’

For years US hegemony didn’t provide security in the region, because the US was balancing too many interests to confront the multiplicity of threats.