Turkey’s recent intervention in Libya’s civil war has intensified the involvement of rival foreign powers in the strategically situated, energy-rich country, and threatens vital U.S. interests in the region, even as Washington mostly observes from the sidelines. Ankara became significantly…

Dormant for decades, the Eastern Mediterranean is back as a cockpit of competition, and concerted U.S. reengagement with the region is increasingly necessary. This imperative is most evident when it comes to America’s relations with Greece. More and more, Athens…

In July our project, under the leadership of former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Adm. (ret.) James Stavridis, issued a report making the strategic case for a U.S.-Israel mutual defense pact and providing draft text of a treaty similar to –…

The 10-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) on U.S. defense assistance to Israel forms the centerpiece of America’s commitment to uphold Israel’s “qualitative military edge” (QME) which ensures Israel can counter military threats at acceptable cost to itself. This represents a…