An article by Gina Harkins for Military.com, dated Dec 1st, 2020 seems like a misdirected attack on not only our broadcast network, but on highly decorated, 3-star General Thomas McInerney. Just so the public isn’t confused, Military.com is not a website run by the US military. It apparently isn’t even…
The depth and durability of the 400-year-old biblical roots among most Americans have been consistent with the separation of religion and state, but not the separation of religion and society. By Yoram Ettinger The following essay is part of The Federalist’s 1620 Project, a symposium exploring the connections and contributions of the…
The flawed policy of releasing convicted terrorists before they have completed their sentences has once again struck a lethal blow. This time it happened in the Austrian capital of Vienna. A man armed with a handgun, assault rifle, and machete attacked innocent civilians Monday outside the Seitenstettengasse synagogue, killing four and wounding…
Will the next US Administration sustain the realization that the clear and present threat of the transnational Muslim Brotherhood to every moderate Arab regime in the Middle East and North Africa (second only to the threat posed by Iran’s Ayatollahs) has been a key incentive for the United Arab Emirates…
Benefits to the US The reinforcement of Israel’s qualitative military edge (QME) – through the most advanced US military systems – bolsters Israel’s national security, while enhancing the US’ own geo-strategic interests. For example: *Israel’s QME has upgraded its capabilities to extend the strategic hand of the US with no…
President Trump has a simple view of things. He sees nothing complicated or indecisive about maintaining America as the greatest nation on earth, and to be a stone in the shoe of any nation or individual wanting to relegate the United States to existence as only a chapter in a…
The Saudi position A brief expose’ of the Saudi position on the Israel-UAE and Israel-Bahrain peace treaties is provided by Salman Al-Dossary, the former editor-in-chief of the influential Saudi daily, Asharq al-Awsat, which reflects the worldview of the Saudi royal family: “The angry [Palestinian] reaction has confirmed that the United…
The outcome of the November 2020 election to the US House of Representatives and Senate will greatly impact US national security policy, in general, and US-Israel relations, in particular. This impact will be intensified by more “Progressive Democrats” in the House of Representatives – currently, 95 out of 233 Democrats…
The peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel is an important boost to the formation of a strategic Middle Eastern alliance between Israel and moderate Sunni states. The pact takes Israel’s central role in cooperating with Sunni Arab states out of the shadows. A boost to regional stability,…
[This article/review was originally published in April of 2014.] The article that follows is a review of Mao — The Unknown Story by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday. However, I have chosen to include this Preliminary Note before the formal review for reasons that will soon become apparent to the reader. This…
Israel’s regional posture of deterrence and global high tech prominence have motivated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to conclude the August 13, 2020 peace accord with Israel. The same Israeli features have prompted the pro-US Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait, as well as Jordan and Egypt, to dramatically expand…
Western misreading yields devastating consequences The Libyan turmoil is, mostly, the outcome of the 2011 reckless toppling of the Qaddafi regime by a US-led NATO offensive. The offensive was launched despite the fact that the ruthless Qaddafi had become a fervent warrior against Islamic terrorism in Libya, North and Central…