Middle East

April 27, 2009

Rethinking "Palestine"

Rethinking “Palestine,” a paper presented by Shoshana Bryen, senior director for security policy, at the JINSA conference on Emerging Security Issues for the Obama Administration. The conference, held March 26, focused on issues ranging from developments in Mexico to the future of the U.S. military in a post-industrial world.

February 18, 2009

Tom Neumann, JINSA's Executive Director Appears on BBC America

On February 10, 2009, JINSA's Executive Director Tom Neumann appeared on BBC America to discuss the results of the most recent Israeli elections. Neumann also commented on how the results are indicative of an Israeli shift in attitude about peace with the Palestinians.

December 31, 2008

Proportionality: Israel’s Response to Hamas Rocket Attacks Under International Law

Much has been made of Israel's so-called "disproportionate" response to Hamas rocket fire against Israeli civilians. However, proportionality as a doctrine in international law does not say that firepower returned has to be equal to firepower taken, and does not require that casualties be equal on both sides, concludes a report by JINSA's Senior Director for Security Policy Shoshana Bryen.

December 30, 2008

The Lessons of the West Bank and Lebanon in Gaza

Israel has great experience with guerrilla/terrorist forces on its borders with Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza. A report by JINSA's Senior Director for Security Policy Shoshana Bryen assesses Israel's overall security operations through the prism of the ongoing Gaza War and the lessons of Israel's experience in the West Bank and Lebanon.

October 27, 2008

Behind Iran's Threat

JINSA's Senior Director for Security Policy Shoshana Bryen wrote in the Baltimore Jewish Times, October 24, 2008, that there are at least two problems with the increasing calls for the United States to engage Iran.

October 15, 2008

The Status of Our Forces in Iraq

As violence continues to decline in Iraq, regional elections are set for January and disparate political and ethnic forces move closer to political reconciliation, the unfinished Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between Iraq and the United States looms increasingly large.

March 13, 2008

What is the Mission in the Gaza Strip?

A report by JINSA Security Policy Director Shoshana Bryen on the utility of a multinational military force for Gaza.

October 18, 2007

The November “Peace Conference” is Unlikely to Result in Peace or a Unified Regional Position on Iran

An examination of the planned U.S.-sponsored Middle East "peace conference" by JINSA's Senior Director for National Security Policy, Shoshana Bryen.