Click here to download the JINSA Insight Escalating attacks this month by the Syrian army against the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a long-time U.S. ally to counter the Islamic State (ISIS), have resulted in deteriorated relations between the interim…
Syria is at a crossroads. President Donald Trump’s vow to do everything he can to help the wartorn country offers it a golden opportunity to wave goodbye to its dictatorial past. Unfortunately, Turkey’s regional ambitions are threatening to derail Syria’s…
Michael Makovsky, PhD, President and CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), and Blaise Misztal, JINSA Vice President for Policy, argue the United States should pursue one clear objective: regime collapse. They explain why this moment…
Having warned Iran’s regime, repeatedly and explicitly, not to brutalize its own people, President Trump now must figure out how to uphold his red line, avoid losing credibility, and impose serious costs on the regime — all without triggering a wider conflict.…