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U.S Approves $20 Billion in Arms for Israel
Jonathan Lord joins i24NEWS and Ambassador Danny Ayalon to discuss the US-Israel relationship, the increased U.S. military presence in the region, and President Biden’s succes...
By Jonathan Lord
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Making an Iranian attack Tehran’s worst option
The Supreme Leader will be less likely to launch a major missile attack if he believes the US military will preemptively strike to defang it....
By Jonathan Lord
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Biden Hasn’t Abandoned Israel, He’s Learning to Speak Like an Israeli
To Israel’s leaders, Joe Biden has learned to speak dugri....
By Jonathan Lord
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Iran ‘minimizing impact’ of Israeli strike: analyst
Iranian media reported explosions, but an Iranian official told Reuters those were caused by air defense systems. State media said three drones over the central city of Isfaha...
By Jonathan Lord
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Blaise Misztal and Jonathan Lord on U.S. Ceasefire Push in Israel-Hamas War
Blaise Misztal of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America and Jonathan Lord from the Center for a New American Security talked about the new push by the U.S. for...
By Jonathan Lord
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Congress Can Help Ukraine With Confiscated Iranian Weapons
Sending more Iranian weapons to Ukraine would be an effective complement to a larger aid effort at almost no additional cost to the U.S. taxpayer....
By Jonathan Lord & Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Biden weighs 'menu of options' for US response following deadly drone strike in Jordan
By Jonathan Lord
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US retaliatory strike 'a measured escalation': analyst
Jonathan Lord, Senior Fellow and Director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, said: “It does represent a type of escalation, but I d...
By Jonathan Lord
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What Comes Next for the U.S. in the Middle East
Following a fatal attack on U.S. troops in Jordan, Jonathan Lord analyzes what comes next for the U.S. Watch the full interview with NBC News....
By Jonathan Lord
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US Defense Bill Shows Bipartisan Israel Support
For the 63rd consecutive year, Congress has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and sent it to the President’s desk for his signature. The Congressional commi...
By Jonathan Lord
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The case for an immediate, US-led, stabilization mission in Gaza
A coalition-based military force could secure and hold territory cleared of Hamas by the IDF....
By Jonathan Lord
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Blinken swoops into Iraq to try and stifle a broader Mideast conflict
In an unannounced trip, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken went to Iraq to meet with Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. His aim was to put a stop to drone and ro...
By Jonathan Lord
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The US House GOP Israel Bill Is Not Serious
By tying support for Israel’s defense to a completely unrelated, and ultimately self-defeating budget cut, the House majority demonstrates it is unserious about supporting Ame...
By Jonathan Lord
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Jonathan Lord Joins CNN News Central to Discuss Israel Ground Offensive
As Israel's ground offensive continues, CNAS Senior Fellow and Director of the Middle East Security Program Jonathan Lord joined CNN to discuss Israel's tactics, goals, and th...
By Jonathan Lord
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Crisis Is Upon Us: National Security Minded Leader in the House Is Needed
To assert America’s global leadership role, President Biden needs a functioning Congress....
By Jonathan Lord
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Hamas Tried to Sabotage Israeli-Saudi Normalization; U.S. Can Make It Backfire
Before Oct. 7, the biggest Middle East story was the growing prospect of a normalization agreement between the U.S., Saudi Arabia, and Israel. The thawing of Saudi-Israeli rel...
By Jonathan Lord
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Israel prepares for a ground offensive
Jonathan Lord joins Local News Live to discuss the forthcoming Israeli ground offensive. Watch the full interview and more from Gray Tv Local News Live....
By Jonathan Lord
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Washington’s Security Strategy in Iraq Was Deep-frozen. This Week Might Bring an Overdue Thaw.
It will require immense political will and courage to reform an Iraqi defense establishment that continues to perpetually hollow itself through corruption, indifference, and o...
By Jonathan Lord
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America Is Pushing Its Security Ideas on a Lukewarm Middle East
Washington wants to connect its Middle Eastern partners in ways that deliver collective security benefits greater than the sum of any one nation’s military’s parts....
By Jonathan Lord & Arona Baigal
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Jonathan Lord on the DoD and Kurdish Air Support
Jonathan Lord joins AL-Hadath to explain some of the challenges facing United States Department of Defense in providing air defense systems to the Kurdistan Regional Governmen...
By Jonathan Lord