On Thursday morning, President Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran “VERY HARD,” seize its main oil export terminal at Kharg Island, and take “total control” of its energy industry. By the afternoon, he’d canceled it all on indications that Iran had approved “discussions…
The U.S. is spending billions of dollars to degrade Iran’s military. Iran is spending a fraction of that to degrade America’s society using social media platforms as a force multiplier. America must defend itself by ensuring proper transparency on the source and authenticity of social media…
While the Iran war is currently on hold, the race to study and apply its lessons has only just begun. Distilled into three main points, the war demonstrated that the U.S. military is a) now proficient, though not exceptional, at…
Click here to watch the webinar. PANELISTS IDF MG (ret.) Yaakov Amidror Distinguished Fellow, JINSA; Former Head, Israel’s National Security Council The discussion was moderated by JINSA Vice President for Policy Blaise Misztal. — TRANSCRIPT Transcript has been lightly edited…
Click here to watch the webinar. PANELISTS Michael Knights Chief Product Officer, Horizon Engage; Author, Back to Basics: U.S.-Iraq Security Cooperation in the Post-Combat Era (2023) Joel Rayburn Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; Former Senior Director for Iraq Policy, U.S. National…
Click here to watch the webinar. PANELISTS IDF MG (ret.) Yaakov Amidror Distinguished Fellow, JINSA; Former Head, Israel’s National Security Council Stephen Rademaker Senior Advisor, JINSA; Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Security & Nonproliferation The discussion was…
Today, a consequential fault line in the Middle East runs not just between Riyadh and Tehran but between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi — two capitals that share a region, a border, and a security patron, but little else in terms…
IF THERE IS ONE STORY FROM THE PAST WEEK that best represents the brave new world we are entering as the Trump administration continues its dismantling of the much derided “liberal international order” that was underpinned by U.S. military power,…
The US naval blockade of Iran is a good policy, but its potential effectiveness appears overstated and its purpose misguided. Rather than back down from efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz (as the Trump administration appears to be doing), the United States needs to double…
Click here to watch the webinar. PANELISTS Mehdi Parpanchi Executive Director, Iran International; Former Lead Correspondent, BBC Persian Dr. Ray Takeyh Iran Policy Project Advisor, JINSA; Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations The discussion was moderated by JINSA Vice President…