Vice President JD Vance and Iran would like Americans to blame the war and Israel for the Republicans’ midterm electoral drubbing. President Donald Trump, however, disagrees. He should rise above this noise and refocus on the U.S. national interest by…
Since the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Washington has almost exclusively seen the island as a problem in need of solution. But that dynamic has now quietly changed. Over the past decade, the Republic of Cyprus (ROC) has positioned itself…
The next threat to Red Sea shipping may come from a conflict that has drawn minimal attention in Washington. Eritrea and Ethiopia are on the verge of their first war in over 25 years after Eritrean troops allegedly crossed into…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 3, 2026 Contact: Blake Johnson bjohnson@jinsa.org Washington, DC – The following is a statement from Michael Makovsky, President and CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America, regarding President Donald Trump’s remarks on the termination of…
The United States prides itself on being the most open society in the world, with our colleges and universities serving as great catalysts for scientific development, cultural advancement, and economic prosperity. Yet this very openness creates risks. Foreign entities, especially…
In the run-up to the midterm elections, Iranian state media is gleefully chronicling high prices at American gas pumps — and their impact on President Trump’s political standing. … “While Trump is unpredictable, there are certainly signs that he might…
Few if any Western militaries are prepared for underground warfare: the kind of visceral, claustrophobic fight that’s reminiscent of Vietnam War tunnel rats and plays out year after year across the Middle East, according to a Jewish Institute for National…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2026 Contact: Blake Johnson bjohnson@jinsa.org Washington, DC – The United States must urgently prepare for subterranean warfare as adversaries increasingly exploit underground networks to offset American military superiority, protect strategic assets, and threaten U.S. forces…
History teaches us that if you repeat something often enough, people may begin to believe it, even when the evidence is missing. … On October 7, 2026, 78 retired American military leaders and legal experts signed an open letter rejecting…
Americans have long found comfort in the two oceans that separate us from Middle East wars, but the vulnerabilities Iranian cyber operations pose bring these conflicts much closer to home. Through cyber intrusion, Iran has already disrupted our water supply…