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The United States, North Korea and Nuclear War

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“The laws of physics are decrees of fate.”-Alfred North Whitehead, The Origins of Modern Science Among the world’s nuclear trouble spots, North Korea is the most plainly time-urgent. In managing this threat, North Korean “denuclearization” would...

Reason and Anti-Reason in Israel’s Defense Posture

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For scholars and policy-makers, it will be best to examine Israel’s defense posture in theoretic terms. Succinctly, any such examination should acknowledge that the most conspicuous source of national power is an intimidating military...

Impending War with Iran: Israel’s Lawful Opportunity to Prevent Iranian Nuclear Weapons

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Abstract: Israel’s “no choice” Gaza War has been fought primarily against sub-state terrorist adversary Hamas. In the coming weeks, however, a threatened “retaliation” from Iran for Israel’s recent self-defense killing of a senior Iranian commander...

A strong Europe benefits the US and Israel

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When former President Donald Trump speaks, exploding heads tend to follow, often for good reason. His recent comments about NATO, saying he would not protect European countries that do not pay their dues to...
Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at Ben-Gurion Airport, March 9, 2023. Photo by Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry.

Gallant to meet Austin in Washington

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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant will meet with his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin in Washington later this month. The two men previously met in Brussels in June and before that in March during Austin's visit to Israel. The past...
Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Herzi Halevi and U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, March 3, 2023. Source: Twitter/IDF.

Top US military officer in Israel to talk security

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Gen. Mark Milley, whose chairmanship of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff ends in the fall, arrived in Israel on Friday to talk with counterparts. “They will address the many challenges and opportunities facing Israel...
A rally in support of Ukraine at Habima Square in Tel Aviv with a broadcast of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he appeals to Israel a month after the start of Russia's war on Ukraine, March 20, 2022. Credit: Israfoto/Shutterstock.

Israel continues to walk a diplomatic tightrope between Russia and Ukraine

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Israel continues to struggle to maintain integrity while balancing its delicate diplomatic relationships with both Ukraine and Russia. While Israel’s Ambassador to Russia Alex Ben Zvi received a summons on June 16 to explain an alleged...
An Indian Naval ship testing Israel's Barak-8 air-defense system. Credit: Indian Navy.

Gantz to arrive in India for official visit on June 1

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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz will arrive in India on June 1 for an official visit, his office stated on Wednesday. During the visit, Gantz will sign a letter of agreement marking 30 years of...
Shri Rajnath Singh (center) takes charge as the Union Minister for Defense in the presence of the Union Minister of State for Defense, Shri Shripad Naik, in New Delhi, India, on June 1, 2019. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Gantz postpones visit to India following terror attacks

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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has decided to delay an official visit to India, his office announced on Monday, a day after a deadly terror attack in Hadera by two ISIS-affiliated gunmen claimed the lives of...
A Patriot missile intercepting battery stationed in northern Israel, on Aug. 2, 2018. Photo by Basel Awidat/Flash90.

US transfers ‘significant number’ of Patriot missiles in Mideast to Saudi Arabia

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 The United States has transferred a “significant number” of Patriot interception missiles to Saudi Arabia this month in line with an urgent request by Riyadh amid “sharp tensions in the relationship,” The Wall Street Journal reported...