Ahmed al-Sharaa — who 20 years ago was thrown into a US detention centre in Iraq after he joined al-Qaeda militants fighting the Americans — on Monday became the first Syrian president to visit the White House since the country’s…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2025 Contact: Blake Johnson bjohnson@jinsa.org Washington, DC – The Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) today released a landmark report urging the United States to explore basing options at Israel’s Ovda Airbase, which…
Decades of tensions with Iran culminated in the short but sharp 12-Day War in June. The United States and Israel won the battle, but this is just one round in the war Tehran still intends to win. Iran’s atomic infrastructure…
When Benjamin Netanyahu met with Donald Trump in February, the Israeli prime minister’s first meeting with the president in his second term, he made clear that he hoped the days of “daylight” between the two countries were gone. “When Israel and…
JINSA Distinguished Fellow Gen (ret.) Charles “Chuck” Wald, former U.S. Air Force Director for Strategic Planning and Policy, joined NewsNation to break down the ongoing U.S. strike campaign against suspected narcoterrorists in the Western Hemisphere’s seas. Gen Wald shared his…
In Syria, the southwestern governorate of al-Suwayda is collapsing under shortages of food, water, and fuel. The Druze, who follow a heterodox religion which is an offshoot of Islam, are the majority in al-Suwayda, with smaller communities of Sunni Muslim…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Israel on Thursday, becoming the latest senior official dispatched to the country by President Donald Trump as the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas extends into its second week. Rubio joins several other administration officials…
Vice President JD Vance’s suggestion on Tuesday that the U.S. would welcome Turkish troops playing a role in the proposed stabilization force in Gaza was met with skepticism from leading Republican lawmakers and experts in Washington. Vance told reporters in…
Vice President JD Vance landed in Israel on Tuesday with the charge to lead efforts to stabilize the fragile ceasefire in Gaza and assist in the implementation of the second phase of President Donald Trump’s peace deal. Following the release…
Excerpt below: The Middle East is often written off as a costly distraction from more pressing priorities. But in a global environment that is more complex, demanding and volatile than any point in decades, reenvisioning our Middle East partnerships can…