National Security Briefs

National Security Briefs

In the aftermath of the horrific Hamas terrorist attack against Israel on October 7 in which more than 1,400 people were murdered – including at least 35 American nationals – JINSA President Michael Makovsky, PhD urged: “It is critical that

Overnight on October 26, the United States conducted its first airstrikes against Iran-linked tar-gets since the start of the Israel-Gaza war on October 7. The U.S. airstrikes were clearly in-tended to build deterrence against the Iranian regime and its proxies

Israel-Hamas and the Law of Armed Conflict

As in previous conflicts with Hamas and Hezbollah, Israel’s military operations in Gaza face prevalent accusations that they often result in war crimes and that Israel’s actions to defend itself against armed attacks are unjustified or unlawful. As a result,

The Biden administration’s warnings of “don’t” and its force buildup across the greater Middle East are highly welcome and necessary, but still far from sufficient, to deter Tehran and its proxies from dangerously escalating the Israel-Hamas conflict amid an impending