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On the Passing of Shoshana Bryen – Jewish Policy Center
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (315+ words) It is with profound sadness that we mark the passing of Shoshana Bryen, Senior Director of the Jewish Policy Center and editor of inFOCUS Quarterly, who died on Thursday, July 16, 2026. A leading specialist in U.S. defense policy and Middle East affairs,…...
Outlasting Rome: Jewish Resilience through the Ages – Jewish Policy Center
1+ week, 3+ day ago (298+ words) No people rebelled against Rome so often, or at such cost, as the Jews did. Prompted by imperial oppression, religious zeal, national longing, and internal division, they fought the greatest empire in the world again and again. A generation later, while…...
The Dragon’s Puppeteering: Deterrence by Entanglement – Jewish Policy Center
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (669+ words) As of mid-April 2026, the traditional architecture of the Western alliance is changing. Across Europe and Asia, NATO and other alliances are being traded for a dystopian reality: a world where economic survival is dictated by Beijing, and military-diplomatic alignment with…...
The Evolution (Resurrection?) of Syria – Jewish Policy Center
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (357+ words) Israel’s presence in southern Lebanon has two objectives: to protect northern residents from direct rocket fire and choke Hezbollah’s “logistical oxygen line.” But to fully strangle the organization, Israel needs—and has received—the help of another pair of hands:…...
Are We Paying Attention to Iran’s Strategy? – Jewish Policy Center
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (914+ words) Far too much attention has been given to President Donald Trump’s strategy in the current conflict, and far too little to that of the Islamic Republic. It is an underestimation of Iran and an indictment of the West. The common…...
The Special Relationship is Dead – Jewish Policy Center
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1107+ words) Remember how we used to think of France? “Lafayette, we are here!” are the words attributed to General Pershing on July 4, 1917 at Lafayette’s tomb, not long after the Yanks arrived in Paris. After World War II, NATO was headquartered in…...
During the Ceasefire – Jewish Policy Center
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (215+ words) It didn’t produce the outrage that President Trump’s remarks did. Iran lied. This will be America’s ongoing problem with Iran. That’s a big “if.” So, how is the war going? What should we know and who should we believe? The first…...
Video: An Unprecedented Opening in Latin America—If Washington Gets It Right, with Dr. Evan Ellis – Jewish Policy Center
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (530+ words) Video: An Unprecedented Opening in Latin America—If Washington Gets It Right, with Dr. Evan Ellis Jewish Policy Center Editorâs Note: This program was recorded in advance of the end of Passover. We wish you a peaceful and happy holiday,…...
Video: China Is a Co-Belligerent—and Washington Should Say So, with Guermantes Lailari – Jewish Policy Center
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (652+ words) Video: China Is a Co-Belligerent—and Washington Should Say So, with Guermantes Lailari Jewish Policy Center China is not a passive bystander in the war against Iranâit is a âco-belligerentâ whose intelligence sharing, satellite guidance, and radar technicians…...
America: Melting Pot, Tossed Salad, or Chocolate Fondue? – Jewish Policy Center
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (448+ words) Melting pot or salad bowl? For decades now, these two contestants have been slugging it out in the contest for most appropriate metaphor for how the cultures and ethnicities of America fit together. But my preference is to think of…...