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Blaise Misztal

Blaise Misztal is the Vice President for Policy at JINSA. His research interests include Iran and its nuclear program, U.S.-Turkey relations, countering extremism, and strategic competition.

Most recently, Misztal was a Fellow at the Hudson Institute. Prior to that, he served as the Executive Director of the Task Force on Extremism in Fragile States, a congressionally mandated project convened by the U.S. Institute of Peace, and Director of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s National Security Program. He has testified before Congress and published widely—including op-eds in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New Republic, and Roll Call.

Misztal holds an M.Phil. in political science from Yale and an A.B. with honors from the University of Chicago.

Publications

Now That Harris Has Lost, Let Israel Win
The Failure of Biden’s ‘Just Say Don’t’ Foreign Policy
By Itself, With U.S.: The Case for a U.S.-Israel Mutual Defense Treaty Post-10/7
Harris’ Incoherent Middle East Strategy
AUMFs Against Iran’s Terror Proxies and Against Its Nuclear Program Would Bolster Deterr...
Iran Won’t Give Up on Attacking Donald Trump
In Syria, the US Must Prioritize Countering Iran
It’s not a question of if but when Israel goes to war with Hezbollah
China Jumps to Save Hamas
Biden’s Israel arms embargo will go down as one of the worst American betrayals
After Biden’s Afghanistan fiasco, why should Israel take his advice?
U.S. Ceasefire Push in Israel-Hamas War
Deadly Iran-backed Attack Requires Response Against Iranian Regime Targets
Israel’s Strategic Challenge
Israel-Hamas war: It’s not too late to salvage peace with Saudi Arabia – opini...
The Case for A Counter-Iran Coalition
True Allegiances Emerge
After Barbaric Israel Attack, Biden Must Get Tough and Stop Appeasing Iran
A Joint American-Israeli Redline on Iran’s Nuclear Program
A welcome Senate visit to Saudi Arabia
Iran Is Attacking the U.S., So Why Aren’t We Striking Back?
The Arsenal of Democracy’s Stockpile in Israel
Saudi Arabia’s OPEC+ decision wasn’t as simple as ‘betrayal’
How the US Can Roll Back Iran — Without Going to War
The Nuclear Deal That Biden Should Be Worrying About
Joe Biden Should Stand Up For Israel At UN
A New Nuclear Deal Won’t Stop Iranian Aggression
Why Biden Should Exit the Iran Talks
No more extending the clock on the Iran nuclear deal
Congress Overdue to Help Fund Israel’s Iron Dome
It’s time for Biden to keep his promises on Israel and the U.N.
Iran Negotiations Need Clear End Date for Any Agreement
America’s Lesson from Gaza: Prepare for Disinformation War
Don’t Believe Iran’s Claims of Another Nuclear Milestone
Is Iran Bluffing About Its Enriched Uranium Stockpile?
The Iran Deal May Still Be Dead
Modernizing NATO Requires Dealing With Turkey
When it Comes to the Iran Nuclear Deal, What’s a Moderate Democrat to Do?
Days of Blunder: Why U.S. Diplomacy Doesn’t Work in Iran
How America and Israel Can Limit Dangerous Chinese Economic Influence
Negotiations Cannot Solve America’s Iranian Nuclear Troubles