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…

Click here to download the JINSA Insight Turkey’s normally spirited President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been uncharacteristically reserved in response to the war in Iran. This reflects Erdoğan’s focus on maintaining good relations with the Trump administration, but also a…