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Our articles deliver clear, research-based analysis on strategy and security in Israel and the wider Middle East. Written by experts with years of practical and academic experience, these articles address pressing issues such as regional conflicts, defense policies, intelligence trends, and shifting alliances. Each article aims to provide readers with actionable insights and a better understanding of how local events connect to global dynamics. This knowledge empowers policymakers, researchers, and the public to interpret unfolding realities.

On Hezbollah’s Intention to Seize Control of the Economic and Monetary Systems in Lebanon

Hezbollah’s leadership has come to realize that harsher US sanctions pose a serious threat to...

The threat is real

The challenge now is how to make it clear to the Hamas leadership that it...

Eastern Mediterranean Summitry

The Greek-Cypriot-Egyptian summit held last month in Crete focused on energy connectivity and Turkish threats,...

The Murder of Sheikh Bashir Faisal al-Huwaidi in Raqqa

The killing of prominent Arab tribal leader Sheikh Bashir Faisal al-Huwaidi has serious implications for...

In the Middle East, you win with fear

Only a crushing and devastating blow to Hamas will pave the way for a truce...

The Iranian Policy Debate over the JCPOA: Assessing the Impact of Renewed Sanctions by the US

Sanctions could drive a wedge between Iranians who focus inwards and hardliners committed to Iran’s...

Fear Triumphs: On the Nonparticipation of Eastern Jerusalem Arabs in Municipal Elections

Despite the desire of Arabs in eastern Jerusalem for greater integration in Israeli life, their...

The Lebanese Armed Forces: Hezbollah’s Collaborator

The Lebanese army should be treated as a hostile entity, its camouflage should be stripped...

Saudi Arabia’s own-goal

The assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul is a...

Don’t throw MBS under the bus

The Saudi Crown Prince isn’t a democrat or a strategic savior, but don’t give the...

Strong Security, Social Change, and Ideological Warfare: A Three-Pronged Strategy for Defeating Islamist Totalitarianism

Defeating Islamist totalitarianism requires a three-pronged approach: Hard power (destroying Salafi Jihadist forces, preventing Iran...

In Praise of Conflict Management

Amidst violent events, it is easy to be tempted to seek decisive "solutions" to the...

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