Military & Security

Israeli prime minister has until Monday to abide by a court ruling curtailing subsidies for ultra-Orthodox men. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a coalition crisis and a Monday deadline over drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews into the military, as the war in Gaza rages on and deepens the …

Alex Adkins Despite the apparent policy gulf between the two presidential candidates, both harbor nearly identical protectionist instincts. The 2024 presidential contest is already in general election mode, as President Biden and former President Trump, barring a health scare, have forced a rematch from 2020. Voters are re-evaluating …

Ethan Brown Wartime environmental damage is devastating, but creating a poorly defined crime just to stick the overworked ICC on Israel is simply one-sided propaganda. After the U.S. military destroyed millions of acres of Vietnamese forests and farmland by spraying tactical herbicides in the Vietnam War, the international …

John R. Mills After several years of budget growth, energy, and a glimmer of new shipyards, the defense budget release for Fiscal Year 2025 was much anticipated. When the FY 2025 submission was released, there was a delayed response as defense analysts struggled to process what just happened. …

German caution and hesitancy are mostly to blame for the lack of progress in developing a European nuclear deterrent. This must change. Germany’s commitment to remain a non-nuclear state has been a blessing for Europe in the past. Never before in its complicated history has Germany been in …

Since the Iranian revolution in 1979, the United States has not developed a long-term strategy toward Iran. instead, it has made tactical moves to deal with the various conflicting issues with Tehran as they arose. Conversely, from the time the clergy assumed power, Iran has developed a long-term …

Moderate Israelis must understand that the U.S. cannot force Israel to accept a two-state solution. For a long time, I’ve been having a debate with my friends in the Israeli peace camp. Frustrated in the post-Oslo era over their failure to change the prevalent skepticism among Israelis about …

This past weekend saw the publication of a disturbing report from Axios, following a phone call between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Israeli counterpart. According to unnamed sources, the outlet reports, there are growing fears within the Biden administration that the Israeli government wants to provoke Hezbollah …

On October 7, 2023, Israel suffered its most devastating attack in decades, orchestrated by the Iran-backed Palestinian militant organization, Hamas. Notably, Hamas’s startling well-planned land-sea-air surprise assault from Gaza on Southern Israeli communities claimed the lives of hundreds and took approximately 150 individuals hostage, both military and civilian …