1. Israel’s Target in Syria Was Hezbollah, Not Assad

    At first glance, the two series of Israeli air strikes inside Syria on Friday and Sunday may suggest that Israel [...]

  2. Sorry Folks: Israel’s Iron Dome Won’t Work in Asia

    The apparent success of the Iron Dome anti-rocket system in the latest iteration of the Israel-Hamas conflict has spurred interest [...]

  3. Why Iran Doesn’t Believe U.S. and Israeli Threats

    Speculation over a possible Israeli military strike on Iran has increased since the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released its [...]

  4. The German U-Boat Reborn

    Although the media has recently focused on the significant reductions to naval budgets in the West, with particular attention being [...]

  5. Let Iran Save Face

    Following a 15-month hiatus, the latest round of talks in Istanbul between the P5+1 and Iran appear to have momentarily [...]

  6. EU Needs Creativity with Iran

    The upcoming Iran talks this weekend with the U.K., France, Germany and US, Russia and China (the EU 3+3) don’t [...]

  7. Does East Asia Have an Israel?

    North Korea’s planned satellite test using ballistic missile technology highlights the danger of North Korean proliferation. Each multi-stage rocket test [...]

  8. Clinton’s Scare Campaign

    Does U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton want confrontation and war in the Middle East, or dialogue, reconciliation and peace? [...]

  9. No Good Iran Military Option

    Foreign policy and national security played a large part in one the Republican debates in Florida last month, with Iran [...]

  10. Are Iran Assassinations Working?

    Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, a professor at Tehran’s technical university and alleged head of department at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility, [...]