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Is Egypt Heading toward a Military Regime?
Syria
Iran’s Arms Supply to Hizbullah: International Dimensions
In an exceptional political signal, a senior Israeli official contacted Mark Landler of the New York Times and explained that the Israeli government was determined to continue to prevent the transfer of advanced weapons to Hizbullah. The official, who remained ... Read More »
Iran’s Plans to Take Over Syria
Iran sees the civil war in Syria as a war of survival against a radical Sunni uprising that views Iran and the Shiites as infidels to be annihilated. Read More »
Stalemate in the Syrian Civil War
On the second anniversary of the civil war in Syria, nothing on the horizon foretells a ceasefire. Read More »
Syria: Has the Assad Regime Reached the Terminal Phase?
The Syrian regime is steadily losing ground to rebel forces, since as much as 60 to 70 percent of the territory has fallen into their hands. Read More »
The “Day After” Scenario in Syria
The Assad regime will seek to transfer loyal forces and strategic (including chemical) weaponry to the Alawite enclave to deter acts of revenge. Read More »
Hizbullah’s Unspoken War in Syria
Hizbullah claims control of 18 Shiite villages in Syria along the border with Lebanon. Read More »
The Future of Kurdistan: Between Turkey, the Iraq War, and the Syrian Revolt
Kurdistan – at the tri-border area between Iraq, Syria, and Turkey – may be the new regional flashpoint in the Middle East. Read More »
Meanwhile, in Jordan…
The U.S. and its allies must have a strategic interest in protecting Jordan’s economic stability and in assuring that it has the full support of the Gulf states, which together are ultimately facing the very same threat from the east. Read More »
Moment of Truth Approaching in Damascus
The Free Syrian Army has shifted to an offensive in Damascus and Aleppo. Over the last three days the Free Syrian Army, the umbrella body of the rebel forces, has changed its approach in fighting Bashar ... Read More »
The Role of Iranian Security Forces in Syria
Amid the intensifying crisis in Syria, which in recent weeks has seen massacres of the civilian population in various parts of the country, Iranian military, propaganda, and economic assistance keeps flowing in, and its aim is help President Bashar al-Assad survive. Read More »
Syria and the Decline of the UN
Israel must internalize the change in the U.N.’s status the next time a U.N. official decides to issue another politicized “condemnation” about its actions. Read More »
Al-Qaeda and the Jihadists Join the Battle against the Syrian Regime
The battle over Syria has descended into a carefully orchestrated uprising coordinated and fueled by al-Qaeda operatives. Read More »
Updating Israel’s Security Policy
If you ask any Arab leader about the greatest threat, he will say Iran – not Israel – but not publicly. Read More »