Analysis & Commentary

Analysis & Commentary

The Red Line for Iran

As President Barack Obama is set to address the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Sunday, policymakers around the world will be paying close attention to how he phrases his administration’s policy toward Iran’s

How Egypt’s economic turmoil and Western positions on the peace process combine to increase the risk of another Arab-Israeli war By Evelyn Gordon JINSA Visiting Fellow

The Real Oil Shock

In 1993, James Carville, President Bill Clinton’s political strategist, said that “if there was reincarnation,” he’d like to return as the bond market, because then he could “intimidate everybody.” Today, with interest rates historically low, the fantasy of choice would

Obama’s Iran Policy Shifts to Containment

As recent events underscore the growing Iranian nuclear threat, the Obama administration appears to be pivoting toward a policy of containment. The emphasis of its rhetoric has shifted from preventing an “unacceptable” nuclear Iran to “isolating” it. When coupled with