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After the latest Iranian missile attack on Israel, a significant Israeli retaliation is a certainty. This situation is fraught with risks of escalation and widespread global impact. In the face of these dangers, Western policymakers should explore strategic approaches to drive change in the Islamic Republic.
We are surprisingly bloodthirsty people. We impose the longest prison sentences in the world. We are one of only seven countries that inflict more than ten death penalties a year, with the others hardly our demographic, developmental, or political peers (China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Somalia, and Singapore).
Israel needs to come out of the war with Hizballah as the undisputed winner, and that should be in total contrast to the impressions created after the 2006 war. It has to be the LAST war with Lebanon, or with factions inside Lebanon. The idea, therefore, is to lead to that result, which, IF achieved, will be THE victory for Israel as well as for Lebanon.
Sun Tzu-’’All warfare is based on deception’’
Clausewitz-’’In war, more than anywhere else, things do not turn out as we expect’’
These famous sayings by two of the world’s most influential military thinkers seem to reflect the course of the THIRD ISRAEL-LEBANON WAR waged since 8 October 2023 when Hizballah started its unprovoked attacks against Israel, in support, as they have claimed ever since, of the Hamas war against Israel.
Although NATO has the resources to protect Ukraine, divisions among its members and misguided assumptions about escalation undermine the goal of deterring Russia.
Lebanon has been integral to both cradles of civilizations and hotbeds of conflicts. A Semitic people, the Canaanites, occupied the littoral of Lebanon, out which emerged the Phoenician civilization that was held together by a string of independent Phoenician city-states from the north to the south of the country.
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Fragmentation and the Future of U.S. Political Parties
The Israel-Iran War and Its Aftermath: A New Middle East?
Trump’s Policies:
Scope and Implications
Post-Assad Syria:
Shaping the Region’s New Reality
The Upcoming Trump Administration: What Should be Expected?
The War in Gaza and Southern Lebanon, and the Iran Threat: What Is Next?
The Hamas Attack on Israel: Its causes and implications
Lebanon and Turkey: Historical Context and Contemporary Realities
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Its Implications
The Banking Crisis and Its Implications
Antisemitism and Academic Freedom: Free Speech and the Right to Hate is now available
Hijab Protests in Iran: Where is it Going?
The Mid-Term Elections: A Comprehensive Analysis
Understanding Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022)
The Oil of Two Tyrants:
Russia No, Venezuela Yes?
Civic Responses to Russia’s War on Ukraine
A Military Assessment of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
The Future of Democracy, featuring Alvin Felzenberg, Ph.D.
A New Era of Digital Asset Foreign Policy
The tragedy of Lebanon
Implications of Florida’s
New Election Laws
Latin America:
Challenges to the United States
Compelling and Practical Analysis of the Middle East Peace Process
Academic Scholarship vs Ideology
The Intersection of National Security and the Florida Tech Ecosystem
The Intersection of National Security and the Florida Tech Ecosystem
Crisis in the Middle East” An analysis of the current situation in the region
Challenges and risks of America’s dependency on China for prescription drugs and antibiotics
Race relations and law enforcement
Contemporary Genocide with Dr. Joel Levin
Trump enviará 200 soldados a Gaza
Trump enviará 200 soldados a Gaza
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