Syria
Recognition of Israeli sovereignty upholds the international order.
Completing the land bridge.
Perhaps peace should be the reward for peace.
The next war with Hizballah could be far deadlier than the last.
Justified politically, strategically, historically, and morally.
It’s lost the battle, but not the war.
What Monday’s shelling in the Golan portends.
Clear red lines are better than the pretense of ambiguity.
As a strategic concept, defeating the Iranian-led order plays to America’s strengths, serves its vital interests, and is poised to attract the support of its traditional allies.
Despite Michael Doran’s efforts to argue otherwise, Turkey shares neither American values nor American interests.
Iranian escalation could play into Israel’s hands.
The inconstancy of America’s role in the Middle East is really no secret, either to its allies or to its enemies.
America needs to back up its allies (Israel, Saudi Arabia, and potentially Turkey), and isolate its adversaries (Iran, Russia, China, Islamic State). Everything else is secondary.
The foundation of the Jewish state’s security doctrine is that it will defend itself.