President Biden's equivocation on support for Israel encourages Iran, increases the risk of regional war, and helps destabilize the Middle East. Wall Street Journal, 23 May 2024. wsj.com/articles/weakn…

See my Yorktown Institute colleage Shay Khatiri's op-ed in today's WSJ on whom will succeed Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi. A power struggle will follow. The US should encourage and assist Iranians who want regime change. wsj.com/articles/irans…

Many are speculating a Mossad role in Raisi's death, but as a former prosecutor general, he had numerous regime enemies as well.

Plus, he was flying a 50s-era chopper over mountains in terrible weather.

Consider all facts before jumping to the conclusion of 🇮🇱 involvement.

Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi is dead. See here Yorktown Institute Vice-president for development & Senior Fellow and Iran expert, Shay Khatiri's must-read analysis: meforum.org/65899/if-raisi…

Yorktown Institute researcher Axel de Vernou and fellow Yale student Abe Baker-Butler published an excellent article in THE HILL today that correctly links campus protests against Israel with hatred of the US. thehill.com/opinion/educat…

Natsec friends, the Yorktown Institute is hosting a lunch on restoring the U.S. Merchant Marine vis-a-vis PRC on 5/1 at the Army & Navy Club in DC. Few topics as urgent as this one and great opportunity to network. See you there!
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'The threatened states of the Eurasian Rimland are [...] increasingly at odds with the U.S. [...] because they have a better conception of strategy than the Americans do.'

Read more from Seth Cropsey and Harry Halem: lttr.ai/ARlhH

#Ukraine #Russia #China

Having just returned from Israel, I want to express my thanks to המרכז האקדמי שלם and Prof. Efraim Inbar for inviting me to speak on American foreign policy.

The takeaway: maintaining US leadership in the Middle East remains key to preserving global order. It's the only path to peace.

As the Three Seas Initiative holds its Vilnius Summit, Yorktown Institute's Seth Cropsey & I argue it must be enhanced, becoming 3SI+, from the Barents to the Caspian. We assess security, commerce, cooperation, Romania's role, and Black Sea strategy.

România Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania 🇷🇴 Three Seas Summit and Business Forum

Joe Lieberman was a warm man, devoted to his faith. He brought to Yorktown Institute the decency, and principles that made his public life a model of republican virtue. His life benefited our country. His passing is a loss to it. May his memory be an example as it is a blessing.

The US & Israel seek quick, decisive action against Iran's threats. This won't succeed. Iran's is a war of relentless puppet state pressure across the Levant. To succeed, Israel & the US need to shift to a war of attrition. wsj.com/articles/to-th…

Washington refuses to recognize its importance as the center of a loosely democratic system that spans Eurasia & the Americas. Culturally and strategically, the Rimland is being punished for the blindness at its core. commentary.org/articles/seth-…

A decision about NATO's next secretary general will be announced in July. The choice should send Putin a pellucid signal of NATO's strength on its eastern border. See my Yorktown Institute colleague's article published today in The Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/1…

The major trend toward unmanned vehicles in Ukraine is certain to appear in naval combat. The US should invest in fleets of unmanned underwater vehicles which would likely prove decisive in a West Pacific conflict. thehill.com/opinion/nation…

The Biden administration needs to decide who it wants to win: Israel or Iran?

And stop letting voters in Dearborn, Michigan decide that for them. Thanks to Michael Medved:

Drone warfare is a continuation of military capabilities that began in the late 19th century for which the US industrial base is woefully underprepared. hoover.org/research/drone…

That the Houthis are not being deterred is not news. Better to keep Iran's weapons from reaching Yemen. Blockade. realcleardefense.com/articles/2024/…

Ineffective airstrikes don't work. The US & Israel need a new strategy that recognizes Iran as their true enemy imposing the costs of running a proxy empire and a more expansive sanctions regime on Iran's economy. wsj.com/articles/the-u…

The Cold War ended but it was only an episode in the contest for Eurasian mastery that began with Persia's ancient invasions of Greece. Despite our wish to avoid it, the struggle sharpens today as the US faces the growing power of Russia, Iran, and China. thehill.com/opinion/intern…

Gaza has plagued Israel for decades. The only sustainable governance lies with Arab states participation. Yet, Mr. Biden's grand bargain over Gaza includes a 2-state 'solution.' Is it now a tenet of US foreign policy to offer major awards for major crimes? nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/…