A Letter From the Publisher
New World Disorder
From Our Columnists
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the Re-Pharaonization of Egypt
El-Sisi is increasingly acting to put Egypt’s unique claims to fame as the oldest civilization.
It’s All About Resilience
The Role of Public Opinion in the War in Ukraine
Alternative Views in Intelligence Analysis
Placement of quality personnel who are immune to ideological kinship and ulterior motives will get better results than exercises in re-organization.
The David of Ukraine
How did the successful comedian become president of Ukraine?
The Great Washington Divide Over the Defense Budget
The U.S. government was unable to agree on a budget for five months after the beginning of the fiscal year. Continuing resolutions have become a congressional addiction.
Hassan Nasrallah, Master of Lebanon
What comes next for the most powerful man in one of the Middle East’s weakest countries?
Grand Strategy
The Illusion of Deterrence, Early Warning, and Decisive Outcome
Israel’s defense doctrine should be reassessed, if deterrence is irrelevant to anti-guerilla and anti-terror warfare
Going on the Attack
The theoretical framework of the IDF’s “Operational Concept for Victory” defines Israel’s new reality.
Is War Declining?
Is the world actually becoming more peaceful? And if so, why?
The Iran Challenge
The Attack on Abu Dhabi
Dilemmas, Threats, and Opportunities
Iran's ties to Africa
Iran’s repeated excursions to Africa require far closer scrutiny.
Iran’s Performative Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism
The total number of Jews still living in Iran is remarkable, considering Iran’s more hostile Shiite jurisprudence, its history of murderous pogroms, its recent bouts of official Holocaust-denial antisemitism, and incessant anti-Israel sloganeering.
