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Libya and the Return of Strategic Leadership in the Mediterranean

by General James L. Jones (Ret.), USMC

Today, we turn to the Mediterranean — and to a voice that carries the weight of experience at the highest levels of American and allied leadership.Our focus is an important analysis published in the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune by General James L. Jones — a four-star Marine Corps General, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, former Commander […]

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The Middle East Is Now a Live-Fire Test of American Maritime Deterrence

Yemen and the Architecture of Destabilization

by The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune

The 2025 National Security Strategy Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose

by Dov S. Zakheim

Is America’s new National Security Strategy a real turning point—or the same doctrine in new language?In this JST Situation Room analysis, former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense Dov S. Zakheim examines what has changed, what has not, and why reality still decides.

Why Did Iran Seize a Ship in the Strait of Hormuz?

by James Foggo, Matt Reisener

On November 14, a deceptive calm was shattered in the Strait of Hormuz. The Revolutionary Guards intercepted a commercial vessel, seized its fuel… before releasing everything five days later. It was the first incident of its kind since July 2024. Why now?An in-depth analysis of this situation is provided by Admiral James Foggo and Matt […]

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