11+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1318+ words) The Geopolitical Opportunity of the Century for the U.S. and European Union The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune Today, for the first time in a century, the Donald Trump administration possesses a tangible opportunity not merely to minimize the Russian threat, influence, or…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (904+ words) Israel, Iran, and the Future of Regional Order: As power shifts from territorial advantage to the control of interconnected technological systems, the Middle East is emerging as a critical laboratory where energy, compute, and strategic alignment may shape the architecture…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (519+ words) We were pleased to speak about current events with Meir Ben Shabbat, who served as Israel’s national security advisor from 2017 to 2021. Our conversation is below. In what ways does President Trump’s decision to resume the war against Iran affect Israel’s…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (162+ words) Ukraine as the New Sparta What Makes a Modern Sparta? Iran and North Korea are two other edge cases. The former’s proxies have wrought havoc across the region; the latter’s troops are dying in occupied Ukraine. Their national myths, both…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (255+ words) Why Beijing Wants Peace Influence Is Not the Same as Leverage The latest crisis has exposed the fundamental asymmetry in China’s Middle East strategy: Beijing possesses substantial economic influence but limited strategic leverage. These two concepts are often confused, yet…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (438+ words) Even within China’s relatively small community of Jewish and Israel studies scholars, there is no unified voice. In recent years, some academics working in the field have publicly praised Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and even compared Hamas to Chinese resistance…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (101+ words) Beyond Hasbara: A Strategic Doctrine for Winning the Battle of Ideas The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune Israel is investing tens of millions of dollars to stem the loss of support in the United States. According to a report in Haaretz, the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1525+ words) The Clash of Civilizations and Trump’s Foreign Policy The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune Is the Iran War a manifestation of the rise of the Clash of Civilizations as a dominant attribute of current international politics? This conception of a civilizational clash…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (967+ words) Every major war forces nations to discover what they are truly prepared for. Faced with catastrophe, Israeli society did what it has done repeatedly throughout its history. It refused to wait. Like millions of Israelis, I was deeply moved by…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (716+ words) President Donald Trump’s intransigence on Iran should not be underestimated. From the beginning, his approach followed a clear sequence: strike, weaken, test, and enforce. American power changed the balance of force. Diplomacy then tested whether what remained of the Iranian…...