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Overwrought Warnings Do Harm
The Assumption by the U.S. and Israel That Saudi Accession to the Abraham Accords Remained a Matter of Timing and Terms Has Been Significantly Undermined by Events
Tehran Is Showing That It Is Certainly Willing to Push the Envelope
The Plan Constructs a Sovereign Blind Spot and a Sanctuary for the Reconstitution of Hostile Forces
With the IDF Dug in at Beaufort, Its Next Challenge Is Preventing Hezbollah from Returning to the Guerrilla Tactics That Once Drove Israel from Southern Lebanon
In Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza, the Jewish State Addresses the Islamist Threat from Alliances Led by Iran and Turkey
Israel Should Link Offers of Medical Treatment for Wounded Enemies to Information Operations That Publicly Document Leadership’s Dependence on Israeli Capabilities
Legal Theater Cannot Feed a Collapsing Nation
Sharaa’s Elevation from International Terrorist to Diplomatic Partner Is the Most Sophisticated Mutation of Salafi-Jihadist Ideology in the Modern Era
Khamenei’s Funeral Lays Bare the Regime’s Reliance on Spectacle over Genuine Loyalty
For Israeli Security Planners Gauging What Turkey Would Do with Expanded Access to Advanced Western Technology, the Most Useful Case Study Is Libya
Egypt Just Inaugurated Its New State Strategic Command Headquarters—A Complex Covering 22,000 Acres—in the New Administrative Capital
The Warning Stated That Sustaining Huge Deficit Levels Threatens the Sustainability of Public Finances, the Depletion of Foreign Reserves, and Escalating Debt
A Lawsuit Filed in U.S. Federal Court Alleges Iranian Intelligence Officers Tracked, Threatened, Assaulted, and Attempted to Assassinate a 57-Year Old American-Iranian Activist
Jerusalem’s Regional Partners Are Cooperating with Its Rivals on Diplomatic Initiatives That Go Against Israel’s Wishes
They Are Competing to Protect and Advance Their Power and Economic Interests amid the Vacuum That Emerged After the Elimination of Ali Khamenei
Egypt Got the Photo Op, Morocco Got the Trust, and No Hamas Back Channel to Manage
The Transformation of Turkey’s Diplomatic Service Into an Intelligence and Security Apparatus Under Former Spy Chief Hakan Fidan Has Been Moving at Full Speed
Israeli Police Are Only Solving 15 Percent of Arab Homicides, Versus 65 Percent in Jewish Communities
Under the Pressure of War and a Succession Crisis, the IRGC Has Become Something Close to the State Itself
In This Emergent Bloc, Turkey, Qatar, and Pakistan Are the Core Players
