Islamism vs. The West
35 Years of Geopolitical Struggleby Daniel Pipes
New York: Wicked Son
2023
https://www.danielpipes.org/21956/https-wwwdanielpipesorg-books-islamism-vs-the-westphp
35 Years of Geopolitical Struggleby Daniel Pipes
New York: Wicked Son
2023
https://www.danielpipes.org/21956/https-wwwdanielpipesorg-books-islamism-vs-the-westphp
A Primer on Hamas; Part 2: Why Does Hamas Think It Will Win? by Mark Durie
MarkDurie.com
October 21, 2023
https://www.meforum.org/65072/a-primer-on-hamas-part-2-why-does-hamas-think-it
MarkDurie.com
October 21, 2023
https://www.meforum.org/65072/a-primer-on-hamas-part-2-why-does-hamas-think-it
Edward Luttwak, Daniel KennellyTechnology, Innovation, and WarA conversation with Edward Luttwak
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Lance Morrow PremonitionsRemembering a 1988 meeting with the founder of Hamas
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Using the idiom of his present-day American admirers, one is tempted to ask what Franco’s conservatism conserved?
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David Schenker writes: More effective than financial tools, however, is military might. American reluctance to employ force in the region has allowed, if not invited, Iranian adventurism. To be sure, establishing and maintaining deterrence could itself risk an escalation. Iran and its proxies are well aware that America wants to avoid another armed entanglement in the Middle East—another factor undermining the credibility of American threats. Unfortunately, to forestall a widening of the war in Gaza, Washington may have no choice but to engage militarily. – Washington Institute
David Schenker writes: Iran appears for the time being to be inclined to preserve Hezbollah—its most important deterrent asset against a potential Israeli strike on the theocracy’s nuclear programme—rather than degrade its capabilities in the service of Hamas. It’s conceivable, however, that the group could join the effort to target Americans. Hezbollah could conduct operations against US forces in Syria, where it still has a presence. Or it could try to target American soft targets abroad, including in the United States. – Washington Institute
Nicholas Karl, Brian Carter and Katherine Zimmerman write: This expanding conflict—regardless of its outcome—underscores that the United States must retain an active role in the region to promote stability and secure its interests. […]This pattern of episodically prioritizing the Middle East risks at some point straining US policymakers’ attention and resources when they cannot afford to do so, jeopardizing competition with China and Russia or other strategic priorities. Rather, the correct approach for the United States is to engage the Middle East consistently through this crisis and beyond to promote long-term stability and deter adversaries like Iran and its band of misfits in the Axis of Resistance. – The National Interest
Raphael S. Cohen writes: Fifty years ago, the 1973 Yom Kippur War prompted the U.S. military to rethink its approach to modern warfare and the iconic doctrine of AirLand Battle. This conflict, too, may offer similarly profound insights. Whether the U.S. military chooses to learn these lessons, though, is another question for which we cannot yet know the answer. – War on the Rocks