opinion
WHOLE NEW BALLGAME
The unprecedented attack on Israel was foiled by an international force, but Iran proved it can still cause chaos with these disposable flying weapons.
Seth J. Frantzman is the author of After ISIS: America, Iran and the Struggle for the Middle East (Gefen Publishing House, 2019). Executive Director of the Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis (MECRA), he covers Middle East affairs for The Jerusalem Post and is a contributor to Defense News.
WE’RE NOT READY
The streets are dark and lonely as Israelis huddle close to the safety of their homes fearing attacks from Hezbollah in the north and a devastating war on two-fronts.
THE MONSTERS WE MADE
America gave the world a decades-long masterclass on drone warfare. Now, it’s spiraling out of control.
opinion
SITTING DUCKS
Months of rocket and drone attacks against Americans in Iraq are being blamed on Iran-backed militias. Team Biden has no realistic plan to make the attacks stop.
BATTLE FOR THE SKIES
Killer-drone swarms and innovative missiles mean every country on earth is scrambling to improve its aerial defenses.
IT’S A GODDAMN ARMS RACE
Trump’s plan to sell the world’s most expensive fighter jets to the UAE will only increase a deadly weapons splurge that threatens to spiral out of control.
opinion
PALESTAN?
A one-state solution won’t work for Israelis and Palestinians. A two-state solution won’t either. Here’s the only path forward.
opinion
OTTOMANIA
The government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken on highly destabilizing roles in almost all the region’s conflicts, and that’s the last thing this part of the world needs.
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AFGHANISTAN ADIEU
Counter-terror on a shoestring will empower Washington’s major adversaries.
SUNK COSTS
He sees every foreign-policy relationship as a transaction: How much does the U.S. pay, and what does it get in return? Don’t think he won’t do the same with Israel.