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Author: Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall

IDF Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael (Mickey) Segall, an expert on strategic issues with a focus on Iran, terrorism, and the Middle East, is a senior analyst at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and at Acumen Risk Advisors.
Is Iran a Role Model for Arab Revolutions?

Is Iran a Role Model for Arab Revolutions?

March 7, 2011 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall
From Iran’s point of view, recent developments, especially in Egypt (long considered in the West as an anchor of stability and the initiator of a peace treaty with Israel), represent an improvement in Iran’s strategic status.
Iran: Preconditions and Provocations

Iran: Preconditions and Provocations

February 10, 2011 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall
Last month’s talks in Turkey offered Iran an opportunity to show how the center of power has shifted from Western dominance to Islamic hegemony under Tehran’s leadership. Iran’s behavior once again demonstrated the limits of dialogue and engagement with the regime. In their current scope, international economic sanctions may damage the Iranian economy and impede the nuclear program’s pace, but they do not suffice to restrain the Iranian leadership from attaining a nuclear bomb.
Iran Views the Egyptian Revolution as the Direct Continuation of Khomeini’s Revolution

Iran Views the Egyptian Revolution as the Direct Continuation of Khomeini’s Revolution

February 3, 2011 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall
Iran perceives the Egyptian revolution as the direct continuation of the Islamist revolution of Ayatollah Khomeini.
Iran Changes the Balance of Power in Lebanon

Iran Changes the Balance of Power in Lebanon

January 23, 2011 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall