The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) is proud to announce that longtime Officer David Justman has been named as JINSA's new President. A resident of Los Angeles, California, Mr. Justman has a history of service to the organization, including most recently as the Co-Chairman of JINSA's prestigious Board of Advisors.

A well-respected U.S. national security expert, with a background in government, academia, and finance, Makovsky’s areas of policy expertise include Iran’s nuclear program, the Middle East, and international energy markets.

Next week, President Obama will make his first visit to Israel as president. Given the high levels of instability and uncertainty in the region at this time, we urge President Obama to make several things clear to both our allies and adversaries.

Sequestration will have profoundly negative effects on the Armed Forces and will dramatically reduce America's global presence with potentially devastating consequences for our friends and allies.

Last week, the Israeli Air Force reportedly attacked two different targets in Syria. Now, after the election of new administrations in both the United States and Israel, the U.S. government would be prudent to engage in political and diplomatic initiatives to ensure as much as possible that no cracks are visible in American support for a threatened Israel.

The Syrian civil war has passed an inflection point and Washington is running to catch up. While it may be too late for the United States to have a decisive impact on the ground, there is still time to salvage an American role in the end game and, hence, an opportunity to help shape Syria's future for the better.

Even during difficult economic times, most Americans still want our nation to maintain a credible national defense, support the welfare of its troops, and assume a leadership role for America in an increasingly chaotic world. The President's choice of a new Secretary of Defense is crucial to our nation during trying times. Unfortunately, the widely-rumored frontrunner for this position, falls short on all three counts.

Iron Dome's extraordinary performance in the ongoing defense of Israel from Hamas rocket attacks has greatly increased U.S. interest in co-production.

On October 18, 2012, JINSA, in conjunction with The Reserve Officers Association (ROA), and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) held a symposium on "New Technologies for the U.S. Army: Future Prospects and Policy Implications."

In his address to the UN General Assembly yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reminded the world that all attempts to persuade Iran to halt its progress toward developing a nuclear weapon have failed. He urged the world to impose a strict red line on Iran. "At this late hour, there is only one way to peacefully prevent Iran from getting atomic bombs. That's by placing a clear red line on Iran's nuclear weapons program."