Perspective Papers Archive

Operation Guardian of the Walls: Tactical Victory, Strategic Defeat

Did the Gaza Operation Achieve Its Political Goal?

The Systemic Failure of Israeli Public Diplomacy

Hamas’s Relentless Jihad

Who Is Muhammad Reza Fallahzadeh?

The Gaza War Ended, the Hamas Problem Remains

Israel’s Top Priority: Immediate Confiscation of Illegal Weapons amongst Israeli Arabs

“Hamas Achieved Nothing but Ruining Gaza”

Russia Pressures Ukraine, to Little Avail

Turks May Be Rediscovering the Merits of the Secular Paradigm

Israel’s Existential Struggle

The IRGC’s Media Network in Europe

Gaza and the War Between the Democrats

The World Must Cooperate to Prevent Threats to Maritime Chokepoints

UNRWA’s False Façade of Neutrality

Defending Israel

A 3-Pillar Strategy to Deflate China

Hamas Must Be Comprehensively Routed

Israel’s Arabs v. Israel

Al-Qaeda in Iran Threatens the US and Israel

The Jihad Within Israel

The Israeli Arabs’ Self-Destructive Behavior

Iran Might Purge Its Intelligence and Counterintelligence Community

Israeli Appeasement and Palestinian Violence

Playing Politics: Saudi Arabia Targets Middle America

The Quest for the Coronavirus Progenitor: Integrating Intelligence and Science

The China-Led WHO Report on Coronavirus Is Deeply Suspect

Hamas is Undermining Israel’s Sovereignty in Jerusalem

Security Implications of the Iran-China Deal

Ideology Is Losing. China Is Winning

What the Recently Leaked Recordings Reveal About Iran

Sisi’s Egypt Has the Upper Hand Over Erdoğan’s Turkey

The Two Faces of American Foreign Policy

The Khatam al-Anbiya Camp and the Future of the Revolutionary Guards’ Empire

The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism and Its Jewish Supporters

Will Violence Erupt If Abbas Cancels the Palestinian Elections?

Strategic Ambiguity “Comes Out of the Closet”

Turkish, not Saudi, Schoolbooks Under Scrutiny

The Gaza Rocket Attack on Israel: The Neighbors Smell Weakness

Iran Is a Threat to Swedish National Security

Biden’s Foreign Policy: New Administration, Old Missteps

Ukraine, Russia, and the West

Was the Deputy Head of the Iranian Quds Force Assassinated?

Reform in Saudi Arabia: The Road Not Taken

The Stunted Growth of the Emerging Islamic Bloc

ISIS Propaganda in the Time of Coronavirus

Russian Foreign Policy: The Kremlin Has Learned to Bide Its Time

Antisemitism Is Inseparable from Khomeinism

Alexei Navalny: “Prepared to Lose Everything”

The Attack on Natanz and the JCPOA

The New Blood Libel of “Medical Apartheid”

Iran’s “Look To the East” Precludes Any Deal with the West

Iran Plays the Eurasian Card

The Rise and Rise of Turkish Drone Technology

Domestic and Regional Fissures Collide in Jordan

The ICC Attempts to Place Israel on a Par with Terror Armies

Israel-France Relations in Light of the ICC Decision

The Europeanized USA

Redemption According to Moses

Mansour Abbas and the Lebanonization of Israel

Quo Vadis Turkish Politics?

Iran Remains Unworthy of Trust

The Clause That Could Scupper the Iran Nuclear Accord

Jihadis Are Becoming Turkey’s Permanent Proxy Force

Combatting Antisemitism Benefits the Arab World

The “Cougar Mystery” That Killed 40 Turkish Soldiers

The EU and Russia: From High Hopes to Reality

Getting the Facts Straight on Palestinian Fatalities in the 2014 Hamas-Israel Confrontation

Has the Football Pitch Become Qatar’s Battlefield?

The Revolution Within the IDF

“Antisemitism-Lite” in Contemporary Germany

Israel’s Daily Battle to Block Iranian Aggression

Turkey’s Foreign Policy Balancing Act

Fighting and Hugging in the Middle East

Getting the Facts Straight on Palestinian Fatalities in the 2014 Hamas-Israel Confrontation

The Canceled Visit of the Jordanian Crown Prince to the Temple Mount

Wanted: A Mapainik Leadership

How Democracy Dies: Big Tech Becomes Big Brother

The Revolution Within the IDF

“Antisemitism-Lite” in Contemporary Germany

Turkey’s Foreign Policy Balancing Act

Implications of the Latest Iranian Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities

The Clause That Could Scupper the Iran Nuclear Accord

Biden Is Targeting Longstanding Alliances with Israel and Saudi Arabia to Curry Favor with Iran

Biden’s CIA Director and Iran

Tunisian Jews Are in Immediate Danger

The Israeli-Sri Lankan Relationship

The Netherlands: The EU’s “New Britain”?

Let the Jewish National Fund Recommit to Its Original Mission

Turkey Signals Sweeping Regional Ambitions

The Gara Affair: How Not to Rescue Hostages

The Russian FM’s Gulf Tour: A Bellwether of US-Saudi Relations

McConnell, Trump, and the GOP

Israeli Intelligence Cooperation with Arab Allies Thwarts Iranian Terrorism

Israel’s Multifaceted Power

The Shiite Crescent: The Middle East’s Arc of Crisis

The FBI and Iranian Espionage

Toward a Palestinian State? The US Confers Legitimacy on the Palestinian Authority and Hamas

Russia and Iran Sign an Intelligence Pact

The President of Tunisia Slanders the Jews

Operation Guardian of the Walls: Tactical Victory, Strategic Defeat

Did the Gaza Operation Achieve Its Political Goal?

The Systemic Failure of Israeli Public Diplomacy

Hamas’s Relentless Jihad

Who Is Muhammad Reza Fallahzadeh?

The Gaza War Ended, the Hamas Problem Remains

Israel’s Top Priority: Immediate Confiscation of Illegal Weapons amongst Israeli Arabs

“Hamas Achieved Nothing but Ruining Gaza”

Russia Pressures Ukraine, to Little Avail

Turks May Be Rediscovering the Merits of the Secular Paradigm

Israel’s Existential Struggle

The IRGC’s Media Network in Europe

Gaza and the War Between the Democrats

The World Must Cooperate to Prevent Threats to Maritime Chokepoints

UNRWA’s False Façade of Neutrality

Defending Israel

A 3-Pillar Strategy to Deflate China

Hamas Must Be Comprehensively Routed

Israel’s Arabs v. Israel

Al-Qaeda in Iran Threatens the US and Israel

The Jihad Within Israel

The Israeli Arabs’ Self-Destructive Behavior

Iran Might Purge Its Intelligence and Counterintelligence Community

Israeli Appeasement and Palestinian Violence

Playing Politics: Saudi Arabia Targets Middle America

The Quest for the Coronavirus Progenitor: Integrating Intelligence and Science

The China-Led WHO Report on Coronavirus Is Deeply Suspect

Hamas is Undermining Israel’s Sovereignty in Jerusalem

Security Implications of the Iran-China Deal

Ideology Is Losing. China Is Winning

What the Recently Leaked Recordings Reveal About Iran

Sisi’s Egypt Has the Upper Hand Over Erdoğan’s Turkey

The Two Faces of American Foreign Policy

The Khatam al-Anbiya Camp and the Future of the Revolutionary Guards’ Empire

The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism and Its Jewish Supporters

Will Violence Erupt If Abbas Cancels the Palestinian Elections?

Strategic Ambiguity “Comes Out of the Closet”

Turkish, not Saudi, Schoolbooks Under Scrutiny

The Gaza Rocket Attack on Israel: The Neighbors Smell Weakness

Iran Is a Threat to Swedish National Security

Biden’s Foreign Policy: New Administration, Old Missteps

Ukraine, Russia, and the West

Was the Deputy Head of the Iranian Quds Force Assassinated?

Reform in Saudi Arabia: The Road Not Taken

The Stunted Growth of the Emerging Islamic Bloc

ISIS Propaganda in the Time of Coronavirus

Russian Foreign Policy: The Kremlin Has Learned to Bide Its Time

Antisemitism Is Inseparable from Khomeinism

Alexei Navalny: “Prepared to Lose Everything”

The Attack on Natanz and the JCPOA

The New Blood Libel of “Medical Apartheid”

Iran’s “Look To the East” Precludes Any Deal with the West

Iran Plays the Eurasian Card

The Rise and Rise of Turkish Drone Technology

Domestic and Regional Fissures Collide in Jordan

The ICC Attempts to Place Israel on a Par with Terror Armies

Israel-France Relations in Light of the ICC Decision

The Europeanized USA

Redemption According to Moses

Mansour Abbas and the Lebanonization of Israel

Quo Vadis Turkish Politics?

Iran Remains Unworthy of Trust

The Clause That Could Scupper the Iran Nuclear Accord

Jihadis Are Becoming Turkey’s Permanent Proxy Force

Combatting Antisemitism Benefits the Arab World

The “Cougar Mystery” That Killed 40 Turkish Soldiers

The EU and Russia: From High Hopes to Reality

Getting the Facts Straight on Palestinian Fatalities in the 2014 Hamas-Israel Confrontation

Has the Football Pitch Become Qatar’s Battlefield?

The Revolution Within the IDF

“Antisemitism-Lite” in Contemporary Germany

Israel’s Daily Battle to Block Iranian Aggression

Turkey’s Foreign Policy Balancing Act

Fighting and Hugging in the Middle East

Getting the Facts Straight on Palestinian Fatalities in the 2014 Hamas-Israel Confrontation

The Canceled Visit of the Jordanian Crown Prince to the Temple Mount

Wanted: A Mapainik Leadership

How Democracy Dies: Big Tech Becomes Big Brother

The Revolution Within the IDF

“Antisemitism-Lite” in Contemporary Germany

Turkey’s Foreign Policy Balancing Act

Implications of the Latest Iranian Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities

The Clause That Could Scupper the Iran Nuclear Accord

Biden Is Targeting Longstanding Alliances with Israel and Saudi Arabia to Curry Favor with Iran

Biden’s CIA Director and Iran

Tunisian Jews Are in Immediate Danger

The Israeli-Sri Lankan Relationship

The Netherlands: The EU’s “New Britain”?

Let the Jewish National Fund Recommit to Its Original Mission

Turkey Signals Sweeping Regional Ambitions

The Gara Affair: How Not to Rescue Hostages

The Russian FM’s Gulf Tour: A Bellwether of US-Saudi Relations

McConnell, Trump, and the GOP

Israeli Intelligence Cooperation with Arab Allies Thwarts Iranian Terrorism

Israel’s Multifaceted Power

The Shiite Crescent: The Middle East’s Arc of Crisis

The FBI and Iranian Espionage

Toward a Palestinian State? The US Confers Legitimacy on the Palestinian Authority and Hamas

Russia and Iran Sign an Intelligence Pact

The President of Tunisia Slanders the Jews