On Tuesday, April 5, JINSA’s Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy hosted a conference call to discuss the findings and recommendations of the latest Gemunder Center Iran Strategy Council report on how the United States can mitigate the negative strategic…
In a famous episode of Seinfeld, George Costanza concludes that every instinct he’s had, every decision he’s made, has been wrong and that he should henceforth do the opposite of what he had routinely been doing. He implements this new…
Iran and Russia are right. Or, at least, they are better interpreters of international law than the Harvard Law Review editor currently residing at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. After Iran test-fired multiple ballistic missiles last week, the Obama administration has been…
Iran’s brazen tests of ballistic missiles in recent months highlight a glaring failure of its nuclear agreement with Western powers, agreed to only months ago. But the focus on Tehran’s ballistic missiles overlooks an important point: Iran already possesses cruise…
Shiites vs. Sunnis: A Region at War By Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror Three very important events took place recently in the Sunni-Shiite battle of titans being waged across the eastern part of the Arab world, the region between Turkey…
Russia’s engagement in the Syrian Civil War is nothing new. Since the very beginning of the conflict, Russian experts have been present on the ground and advanced Russian weaponry, including SA-17 and SA-22 surface-to-air missiles, has been flowing into the…
Cool Heads Needed in the Fight against Palestinian Terrorism By Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: While there is no doubt that Israel is facing a difficult security situation, the surge in Palestinian violence does not pose any existential…
This is Not the Third Intifada By Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror Contrary to what some media reports would have the public believe, the current unrest, troubling as it may be, does not echo past Palestinian uprisings. Israel must opt…
The Islamic State executed a series of devastating attacks in Paris last Friday night. President Obama responded angrily by delivering some effective precision-guided strikes. At the Islamic terrorist organization that murdered 129 and wounded hundreds of others in Paris? Of…
Report: United States Increasingly Vulnerable to Potentially Catastrophic EMP Attack By Daniel Wiser – The Washington Free Beacon The threat of a devastating electromagnetic pulse attack on the United States is increasing just as American infrastructure has become more vulnerable,…