Michael Rubin

Michael Rubin

Director of Policy Analysis

Michael Rubin specializes in Iran, Turkey and the Horn of Africa. His career includes time as a Pentagon official, with field experiences in Iran, Yemen, and Iraq, as well as engagements with the Taliban prior to 9/11. Mr. Rubin has also contributed to military education, teaching U.S. Navy and Marine units about regional conflicts and terrorism. His scholarly work includes several key publications, such as “Dancing with the Devil” and “Eternal Iran.” Rubin earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in history and a B.S. in biology from Yale University.

Articles by this Author
On Saturday, Sadiq Al Gharyani, the Grand Mufti of Libya, Called on Muslim Pilots to Emulate Omani Pilot Hamam Al Hammami and Hijack Aircraft to Attack Israel
Iraqis Complain About Iran’s Dumping of Cheap Manufactured and Agricultural Goods That Undercut Local Industries
Why Not Make the State Department Lobby a Rotating Display of Industrial Might and Goods?
The Time for the Indian Military to Assemble Drone Swarms and the Means to Counter Them Is Now
Saudi Arabia’s Loadings at Yanbu Are Now Increasing Again After a Brief Pause After Iraqi Militia Drones Struck the Petroline
Goods Will Only Flow Unimpeded Through Strategic Chokepoints When the U.S. Has Partners That Share Its Values
Erdoğan’s Seeming Obsession with Homosexuality Is Not Unlike Closeted Homosexuals Who Are Among the Most Self-Hating
Iranian Kurds Can Help the United States Win, but They Will Not Do So on Promises Alone
Bin Salman Should Realize That the Key to Security in Saudi Arabia Rests in Riyadh and in His Strategies
Advanced Fighter Jets Offer No Immediate Answer to Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Crisis.
Erdoğan Won’t Test Turkey’s Military Prowess Because Its Army Is an Empty Shell and Its Navy Is in Worse Shape
While Al-Zaidi Promised the White House He Would Extricate Iranian Influence, He Has Since Hedged His Bets
By Working with Khalifa Haftar, Instead of Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, Europe Can Compensate for the Saudi Shortfall with Libyan Oil
Defeating the Houthis Would Be Possible Only If the State Department Stopped Playing by an Artificial Set of Rules
To Kurds Today, the Peshmerga Are Businessmen Who Receive Party Patronage, Not a Vanguard of a National Movement
The Belief That Supporting Somaliland Means Sacrificing Somalia’s Cooperation Is a Foolish Assumption
Bin Salman Has Prioritized His Own Rivalry with the United Arab Emirates Above Strategic Stability
While Al Qaeda Leader Osama Bin Laden Is Dead, the Ideology He Nurtured and Cultivated Is Alive and Well
Saudi Tolerance, Turkish Arms, Qatari Money, and Washington’s Blind Eye Empower the New Muslim Brotherhood
Somaliland Is Independent; There Is No Taking That Back