Columns
August 2023
Is Israel's Military Fraying?
An Israeli officer in the air force reserves writes an anguished letter to his commanding officer. In his late 50s and thus...
Afghanistan
August 2023
Afghanistan Two Years after the Taliban Take-over
On the two-year anniversary of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, JST asked five experts who worked in and on...
Columns
August 2023
The Shrinking US Defense Budget: Its Washington Politics and Outlook for the Coming Year
Congress has never had an easy time passing defense budgets. Despite partisan bickering, however, the Congress has...
Essays
August 2023
Should America and Israel Sign a Defense Treaty? Depends on the Saudi Deal
A defense treaty with the US sounds attractive to many in Israel. In 1986-1987, I chaired discussions on the issue in the...
Essays
August 2023
What’s Next for Russia?
The war in Ukraine was supposed to be over in just a few days, according to US intelligence sources. One and a half years...
Essays
August 2023
Should America and Israel Sign a Defense Treaty?
A bilateral US-Israel "security deal” or defense treaty is back on the agenda of an Israeli government, according to the...
Asia
August 2023
China’s Influence in the Middle East and the Strategic Considerations Underlying it
The difficulty in comparing America's and China's influence in the Middle East is that the two operate on entirely...
Afghanistan
August 2023
Exporting Instability
In the two years since they took over Afghanistan, the Taliban have ignited several diplomatic crises and security threats...
Arab states of the Persian Gulf
August 2023
Growing Asian Ties to the Gulf
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida, Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Indian Prime Minister Modi each made a trip recently to...
Essays
July 2023
Four Decades of Talks with Arab Diplomats
Three months after I came to live in Jerusalem, in November 1977, I joined my fellow Israelis standing on the side of the...
