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…
President Trump made sure to thank Qatar for helping get his Gaza ceasefire. Yet amid the negotiations leading up to this deal, and even if it completely ends the war, his decision to give Doha a formal security guarantee will undermine his broader…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2025 Contact: Blake Johnson bjohnson@jinsa.org Washington, DC – The Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) today released Building on the Win: U.S. Strategy Toward Iran After the 12-Day War, a timely roadmap urging…
It was a Middle East tour to celebrate ending what Donald Trump called “3,000 years” of conflict and it lasted less than 12 hours. Leaders lined up to flatter the US president, the Israeli parliament gave him a hero’s welcome,…
For too long, the Houthis have disrupted global trade, undermining a vital US national security interest. Their campaign of attacks over the Red Sea, fueled by Iranian-supplied weapons, has continued for nearly two years, despite sporadic US strikes and intensifying Israeli…
A “perfect storm” of factors came together to enable the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage agreement, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yaakov Amidror, former Israeli National Security Advisor, has stated in recent days. In the deal brokered by the…
JINSA Director of Foreign Policy Jonathan Ruhe joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss his perspective on the Gaza ceasefire deal. Ruhe told LiveNOW’s Christy Matino that continued U.S. engagement, namely pressure on Arab countries, in Gaza’s future will determine whether…