National Security Briefs

National Security Briefs

Click here to download the JINSA Insight After four weeks of Epic Fury against Iran, the majority of Americans, and perhaps President Donald Trump himself, appear focused on the same question posed by General David Petraeus in Iraq: “tell me

Click here to download the JINSA Insight. I. Introduction: The Wrong Frame The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) started the year cautiously neutral, balancing between Washington and Tehran, and carefully managing exposure on both sides. Prior to the operation, Qatar, the

Click here to download the JINSA Insight. Israel’s reported offer for the United States to relocate certain Middle East bases to Israel builds on JINSA’s November 2025 report recommending U.S. basing options at Ovda Airbase in that country. This recommendation

Click here to download the JINSA Insight. Executive Summary While global attention is focused squarely on Iran, that is a luxury Israel cannot afford. Even while it is prosecuting an intensive, round-the-clock aerial campaign against Iran, Israel has been forced