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Making an Iranian attack Tehran’s worst option
Commentary
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
Commentary
To Israel’s leaders, Joe Biden has learned to speak dugri....
By Jonathan Lord
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Congress Can Help Ukraine With Confiscated Iranian Weapons
Commentary
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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US Defense Bill Shows Bipartisan Israel Support
Commentary
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
Commentary
A coalition-based military force could secure and hold territory cleared of Hamas by the IDF....
By Jonathan Lord
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The US House GOP Israel Bill Is Not Serious
Commentary
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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Crisis Is Upon Us: National Security Minded Leader in the House Is Needed
Commentary
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
Commentary
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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Washington’s Security Strategy in Iraq Was Deep-frozen. This Week Might Bring an Overdue Thaw.
Commentary
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
Commentary
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 How America and the Middle East Continue to Look Past Each Other
Commentary
The American-led invasion of Iraq, which took place 20 years ago this week, set in motion a series of commitments to the Middle East, which have shaped the limits and tempered...
By Jonathan Lord
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Twenty Years Later, the U.S. Military Is Still Lost in Iraq
Commentary
Having done little to enable the Iraqi security forces to sustain their own capabilities, the Biden administration is setting the conditions for another strategic failure in I...
By Jonathan Lord
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The West Has Captured Thousands of Iranian Weapons. Send Them to Ukraine.
Commentary
Sending Iran’s weapons to Ukraine advances the mission in ways both tangible and symbolic. Washington should move without delay....
By Jonathan Lord & Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Constructing a New Middle East: In Pursuit of an American-Led Regional Security Architecture
Commentary
Washington has a rare moment where policy and politics could align to build and ultimately achieve something of lasting strategic value that delivers better and more sustainab...
By Jonathan Lord
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The Significance of Juniper Oak
Commentary
On Monday, the United States and Israel launched Juniper Oak 23, a multi-day series of bilateral military exercises. US-Israel military exercises aren’t unusual in the region,...
By Jonathan Lord
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With the Elections Over, the US-Israel Relationship Faces New Tests
Elections in Israel and the United States are over. Now, political passions must be quelled and leaders must choose to prioritize their nations’ national security interests....
By Jonathan Lord
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In a Visit with an Old Friend, Israel’s Herzog Can Help Biden Make the Strategic Choice
Commentary
For the United States to pivot toward dealing with the priorities of Russia and China, it will need to put the Middle East in a position to provide for more of its own securit...
By Jonathan Lord
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Iran Is Roiling with Protests, Nuclear Talks Are Stalled — Biden Must Raise the Stakes
Commentary
If members of Congress squirm at the idea of supporting an Iran deal, they should consider how much worse their lives would become when President Biden asks them to vote to au...
By Jonathan Lord
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The greatest obstacle to returning to the Iran deal isn’t Iran—it’s Congress
Commentary
Leaving the JCPOA may have cost us the most precious commodity: time. And now, out of time, out of options, it’s hard to see how we’re better off. Let Congress consider that....
By Jonathan Lord
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Want more capable military partners? Empower and promote Foreign Area Officers.
When defense ministries in need of reform are left to their own devices, institutional weakness and corruption ultimately produces hollow armies....
By Jonathan Lord
