Erdogan’s Turkey: The Role of a Little Known Islamist Poet By Svante Cornell – Breaking Defense Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has a penchant for conspiracy. In recent years, he has frequently blamed foreign “masterminds” for all problems plaguing Turkey…
One way to counter Iran’s aggression? Change the map of the Middle East By Michael Makovsky, PhD
US Must Bolster Its Presence In MidEast As ISIS Falls By Michael Makovsky, PhD, Amb. Eric Edelman and Gen Charles Wald, USAF (ret.) – Breaking Defense As ISIS goes down to military defeat, the United States requires a longer-range plan…
US doesn’t need Qatar air base if Qatar won’t support our fight against terrorism By General Charles Wald, USAF (ret.) – Fox News It’s time to end the Washington myth that the United States must tread carefully in confronting Qatar…
Without a Syria policy, Trump has no Iran policy By Jennifer Rubin – The Washington Post A sobering report on the Trump administration’s nonexistent Syria policy is out from the Iran task force of the Gemunder Center of the Jewish…
Experts: Trump Must Detail a Clear Syria Strategy to Block Iranian Influence Post-ISIS By Natalie Johnson – The Washington Free Beacon As the Trump administration winds down the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Iran is gearing…
The U.S. must prepare for Iran’s next move in Syria By Josh Rogin – The Washington Post While the Trump administration celebrates a new deal meant to freeze the battlefield in southern Syria, the Assad regime and Iran are preparing…
JINSA’s Gemunder Center Iran Task Force Co-Chairs Ambassador Eric Edelman and General Charles Wald, USAF (ret.)