Last week, the Department of Energy announced that Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and his Saudi counterpart had signed a peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement along with a bilateral safeguards pact. The former is commonly known as a 123 agreement because,…
At Pickaxe Mountain, Iran thinks it has built a nuclear fortress America can’t destroy. President Donald Trump can’t afford to let that illusion survive another week. Fortunately, he has options. Tehran has followed the same playbook for decades, secretly building underground…
By attacking Iran, President Donald Trump triggered a crisis over the Strait of Hormuz that he’s struggled to resolve as commander-in-chief. His only way out now may be as a statesman — but the window to avoid uncontrolled escalation could be closing.…
Excerpt below: The view through the windshield of the Israeli armored vehicle was surreal. Hosted by the 99th Division under Southern Command, our small group entered Gaza through the same breach the Israel Defense Forces used during the opening stages…
Click here to watch the webinar. PANELISTS Svante Cornell JINSA Scholar; Director, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute Alan Makovsky Member, JINSA Benjamin Gettler Project for East Med Security; Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress The discussion was moderated by JINSA Vice President…
When Secretary of State Marco Rubio touched down in Abu Dhabi on June 23 for his first visit to the Gulf since the Iran war began, he offered a telling description of his purpose. “We want to make sure their views are…
Click here to watch the webinar. PANELISTS IDF MG (ret.) Yaakov Amidror Distinguished Fellow, JINSA; Former National Security Advisor to Israel’s Prime Minister IDF MG (ret.) Yaacov Ayish Julian (z”l) & Jenny Josephson Senior Vice President for Israeli Affairs, JINSA…
When Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa officially assumed power after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in January 2025, he pledged to preserve “civil peace,” rebuild Syria’s military and security institutions, and restore state authority after years of fragmentation and civil war. It was an appealing proposition. Under Assad, weak…
The Israel-Lebanon agreement at the very least works against the equation established by the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Iran and the U.S. As Hussein Aboubakr Mansour observes, this equation is as disturbing to Gulf governments as it is to Jerusalem: If…
Click here to watch the webinar. PANELISTS Gen Frank McKenzie, USMC (ret.) Hertog Distinguished Fellow, JINSA; Former Commander, U.S. Central Command The discussion was moderated by JINSA Fellow for American Strategy Jonathan Ruhe. — TRANSCRIPT Transcript has been lightly edited…