Jonathan Ruhe

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To counter Iran at sea, US must sell partners on doing more

To counter Iran at sea, US must sell partners on doing more
To counter Iran at sea, US must sell partners on doing more

Iranian activity on the water has become increasingly aggressive and the US needs to adapt to this new reality, write two former heads of US Naval Forces Central Command and two experts from the Jewish Institute for National Security of America.

Learn From Gaza, Prepare For Hezbollah

Learn From Gaza, Prepare For Hezbollah
Learn From Gaza, Prepare For Hezbollah

If you thought the recently concluded Gaza conflict was bad, a war with Lebanese Hezbollah would be much worse, involving 100,000 more rockets, many with longer ranges.

Don’t Let Turks & Russians Carve Up Libya

Don’t Let Turks & Russians Carve Up Libya
Don’t Let Turks & Russians Carve Up Libya

‘Lead from behind’ has failed in Libya. The US must lead from the front to prevent a destabilizing deal between rival factions dominated by Russia and Turkey.

White House Needs To Curb Iran’s Cruise Missiles

White House Needs To Curb Iran’s Cruise Missiles
White House Needs To Curb Iran’s Cruise Missiles

H.R. McMaster, President Trump’s newly appointed National Security Advisor, must ensure the new administration reverses a decades-old pattern of neglecting Iran’s nuclear-capable cruise missile capabilities and their importance to Iran’s nuclear weapons program. The White House had no trouble marshaling evidence for its decision to put Iran “on notice” last month but then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn failed…