Posts Tagged: BESA Center
‘Smuggling, Not Terror, Is the Real Border Threat’
JNS.org - The deadly June 3 attack on Israel’s southern border may have been an isolated incident, but highlighted the larger problem of cross-border smuggling,...
The Day After an Iranian Nuclear Strike
There is much discussion around the world about how to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. But few if any international bodies deal with the...
Arab Power Struggles Are Alive, Well, and Thriving
Protesters in Algeria and Sudan are determined to prevent a repeat of Egypt, where a UAE- and Saudi-backed military officer rolled back the achievements of...
Libya in Chaos: Where to Now?
On August 15, 2018, Tripoli’s Appeals Court sentenced 45 convicts to death by firing squad for opening fire -- on August 21, 2011 -- on...
Iranian Protests Raise Tricky Questions for US and Saudi Policymakers
If Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s checkered foreign policy track record is anything to go by, Iran could tempt him to embark on yet...
Should the West Use Covert Warfare Against Iran?
In the shadowy world of covert proxy wars, Iran is taking center stage -- both as a target and as a player. In the latest signal of escalating...
Leading Strategic Analyst: Eagerness to Resolve Conflict With Palestinians Will Not Make Israel Safe
The ongoing Israeli control of the West Bank hands the Palestinians a decisive strategic advantage they will never concede, and therefore Israel needs to make...
Expert: Possibility of Hezbollah Obtaining Chemical, Biological Weapons From Iranian, Syrian Regimes ‘Cannot Be Ruled Out in Principle’
The possibility that Hezbollah is being equipped with chemical and biological weapons cannot be ruled out in principle, an expert in the field told The...
