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1,000 U.S. Troops Deploying to Build Offshore Port for Gaza Aid
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The temporary port has the potential to pick up some of the slack, Jonathan Lord, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, told Military Times on Friday, but w...
By Jonathan Lord
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Why Sending a U.S. Navy Hospital Ship to Gaza Would Be Very Difficult but ‘Not Impossible’
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The difference in ship size matters for operations planners inside the Pentagon: The much larger American hospital ships usually stay far away from foreign coastlines or ports...
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. Ties to Qatar in Spotlight, and Under Scrutiny, Following Strategic Dialogue
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Qatar’s key role as a mediator in the Middle East, while Americans are held hostage in Gaza, cements Washington’s reliance on Doha. And while Qatar is actively negotiating a d...
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. Officials Say Houthi Bombing Campaign Hindered by Intel Gaps
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The Pentagon has faced a "major challenge" in balancing ongoing military needs to check China in the Pacific with mounting demands for intelligence capabilities in the Middle ...
By Jonathan Lord
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Why the European Union and United States Are Leading ‘Parallel’ Security Operations in the Red Sea
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“The primary difference between the two coalitions is the activities. The EU coalition will engage in purely defensive activities — providing maritime domain awareness, accomp...
By Jonathan Lord
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Jon Stewart Says the Israel-Gaza Solution Could Be a DMZ Governed by an Arab NATO. Some Experts Say It’s a Pipe Dream.
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"Every American administration going back decades has discussed some version of this. Under Trump, it was the Middle East Strategic Alliance," said Jonathan Lord, director of ...
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. Sees Signs Iran Is Worried About Escalating Proxy Attacks amid Heightened Tensions
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Jonathan Lord, the director of the Middle East Security program at the Center for a New American Security, said, however, that the Kataib Hezbollah statement reflects how the ...
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. Sees ‘Footprints’ of Iran-Backed Group in Tower 22 Drone Attack
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The attack on Tower 22, close to the al-Tanf garrison, is among the latest in a barrage targeting U.S. forces. The Defense Department has since mid-October logged at least 165...
By Jonathan Lord
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After Iran Proxy Strikes, Should U.S. Troops Leave Iraq and Syria?
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Others argue that an exit would ultimately serve as a gift to Iran. “Tehran would like to see U.S. forces leave Iraq,” said Jonathan Lord, Director for the Middle East Secur...
By Jonathan Lord
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Deadly Attack on U.S. Troops Highlights an Open-Ended Military Mission
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The slow pace of change in America’s military operation in Iraq is due to, in part, “a degree of malaise as well as a cultural and political risk aversion that is comfortable ...
By Jonathan Lord
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3 U.S. Service Members Killed in Drone Attack in Jordan
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U.S. Central Command said in a statement that 25 U.S. soldiers were wounded in the attack. The attack occurred at an outpost known as Tower 22, located near the Syrian border....
By Jonathan Lord
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Biden’s Strategy on Yemen Aims to Weaken, Not Destroy, Houthis
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Jonathan Lord, director of the Middle East security program at the Center for a New American Security, said Biden was hoping to deter the Houthis and effectively "stick the la...
By Jonathan Lord
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Navy Says Its Nabbed ‘Lethal’ Iranian Missile Components Heading to Houthis, 2 SEALs Missing
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The US and UK strikes on Houthi infrastructure did not stem Houthi attacks. On January 15 the group struck US commercial ship Gibraltar Eagle with anti-ship ballistic missile....
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. Forces Hit Houthi Anti-Ship Missiles in Yemen, Officials Say
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Mideast analysts said that strikes on the Houthis may not be enough alone to deter further attacks, given Iran’s role in backing the group. “Until Washington can come up with ...
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S., British Strike at Least 60 Targets, 28 Locations in Yemen
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So far, President Joe Biden’s administration has tried to deal with the Iranian proxies individually, but this policy has failed to deter Iran, which supports these groups wit...
By Jonathan Lord
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Israel Aid Supplemental Critical for Long-Term Defense, Possible Second Front, Experts Say
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Jonathan Lord, senior fellow and director of the Middle East security program at the Center for a New American Security, told JNS that the Van Hollen amendment, though largely...
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. Expects Israel to Scale Back Gaza Offensive as Soon as January
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“A lot will hinge on whether they’re successful in killing or capturing the senior Hamas leadership, which is believed to be in Khan Younis,” said Jonathan Lord, senior fellow...
By Jonathan Lord
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Is Cryptocurrency Enabling Hamas? Efforts to Halt Terror Funding Revive.
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“It’s a space of finite resources and constantly changing prioritization,” says Alex Zerden, a terror-financing expert formerly at the U.S. Treasury and now head of his own ri...
By Alex Zerden
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Will the Cease-Fire Change Israel’s Strategy?
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“If tunnel infrastructure is destroyed, that’s going to cause damage to the surface,” said Jonathan Lord, a senior fellow and the director of the Middle East Security Program ...
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. Stands on Edge of Conflict as Attacks on Troops Continue in Middle East
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“I’m sure there is a hope that [the U.S. strikes] would have a deterrent effect, but clearly they have not,” said Jonathan Lord, the director of the Middle East Security Progr...
By Jonathan Lord
