Geopolitics

John Hoffman The Israeli prime minister has a history of encouraging Washington to get involved in Middle Eastern conflicts. Once again, the Middle East is on the brink of full-scale war. The tit-for-tat exchanges between Israel and Iran are increasing the risk that the United States will get …

Gregg Priddy  Even if regional conflict is avoided, Israel’s freedom of action against Iran may be effectively curtailed in the future. In the wake of the Iranian barrage of drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles against Israel on April 13, Israeli officials have made it very clear that …

Eng. Saleem Al Batayneh In Jordan, our collective memory is rich with events that have shaped our nation. The plethora of topics and titles that emerge from our surroundings make it easy to find inspiration for discourse and analysis. However, what sets our Jordanian situation apart is that …

U.S. deterrence fails again, as Tehran shows it is willing to take more escalatory risks while Biden tries to restrain Israel. In his final appearance before the House Armed Services Committee on March 20, 2024, Navy Admiral John Aquilino repeatedly referenced the need to ‘speed up’ the U.S. …

Like a flash going off in a dark room, Iran’s attack on Israel has finally given the world something valuable: a glimpse into Tehran’s true intentions. After a night of tension and aerial booms here in Jerusalem—including family time spent in the safe room as the air-raid siren …

Iran has made good on its threat to retaliate against a deadly strike on its consulate in Syria with a large aerial strike against Israel on Saturday. The drone and missile strikes could spark a major escalation of fighting in the Middle East amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. …

Even prior to Iran’s strike Saturday, U.S. officials had been quietly counseling Israel to exercise caution in any reaction. Those warnings have continued in the hours since. In a social media post, Netanyahu pledged victory in the faceoff — “ Together we will win,” he wrote. Some Israeli …

Despite the ongoing war, the states in the Gulf Cooperation Council still see Israel as a legitimate regional player and reject Hamas’s call for radical violence. Nearly six months ago, Hamas upended the Middle East equilibrium. Now, with the war in Gaza still raging, the Gulf Cooperation Council …

Michelle Grisé While Russia would prefer the West distracted from Ukraine, a direct Israel-Iran conflict would expose its vulnerabilities in the Middle East. An Israeli airstrike on an Iranian embassy in Syria last week killed three IRGC-QF generals and four other Iranian military officers. Iran is expected to …