- Dr. Alexander Murinson
- Paper No. 110
Israeli-Azerbaijani trade, security and diplomatic ties have raised Iran’s ire and exposed Azerbaijan and the Israeli assets there to terrorist threats.
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- Prof. Ze’ev Maghen
- Paper No. 85
Hatred of, and disdain for, George W. Bush was the European excuse for refusing American requests for diplomatic and military cooperation.
How will Europe, which is in love with Obama, now justify saying no?
- Prof. Jonathan Rynhold
- Paper No. 79
Obama’s "soft power" approach cannot form the basis for a sound, workable American strategy in the Middle East. The speech lacked resolve regarding the most urgent problem for Israel and America's other regional allies – the imminent threat of Iran’s nuclear weapons program.
- Dr. Max Singer
- Paper No. 43
Opponents of the war in Iraq falsely predicted that that the removal of Saddam Hussein would have two consequences: a radical religious Shiite regime, and increased Iranian influence over the country. While the struggle is not yet over and these dangers exist, the likelihood of Iraq becoming radically religious or Iranian-dominated seems considerably lower than it did in 2003.
- Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi
- Paper No. 41
Sanctions against Iran focus on nuclear and ballistic missile technology, drawing a distinction between legitimate and illegitimate trade. But a closer look at Iran’s commercial practices proves that Iran is systematically abusing its access to Western technology. Technology it is acquiring for civilian projects or for legitimate policing
activities is being diverted in order to bolster Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps and its overwhelming economic role in Iran; and also for the development of Iran’s clandestine nuclear activities.
- Dr. Ely Karmon
- Paper No. 36
The Iran-Syria-Hizballah-Hamas alliance has acted during the last 15 years as an "axis of destabilization" in the Middle East, achieving major strategic victories at the expense of moderate Arab states, and US,
European, and Israeli interests.
- Prof. Hillel Frisch
- Paper No. 28
Since the US invasion of Iraq, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Iran has taken on the behavior of a regional hegemon. Indeed, Ahmadinejad speaks and acts as if he is the new leader of the Third World. Iran is setting itself up as the leader of a Mideast "axis of evil" with radical proxies and allies. An important aspect of the new Iranian reach is Tehran's growing alliance with Hamas, which dates back to January 2006. Under Ahmadinejad, Iran has become an active revisionist state guided by radical religious conviction, while Hamas has captured almost complete control of the PA.
- Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Mordechai Kedar
- Paper No. 27
Many realize that the most important task confronting the international community today is the prevention of Iran's nuclearization. Opinions are divided on the question of how to stop Iran without causing too much damage to other countries, including the Gulf States, Israel, and the US.
- Jonathan Paris
- Paper No. 18
The President of Iran presents more than a nuclear threat to the world; his defiance of the international community is galvanizing Muslims throughout the world behind a radical vision of puritanical Islam that rejects the liberal democratic model. In responding to this new Nasser, the international community might recall the original's ability to turn military defeat into political victory.