The Obama Administration has taken a long-overdue strong line opposing Russia's intimidation of democratic Georgia. This potential break in the "reset" of U.S. relations with Russia comes on the heels of a flurry of JINSA engagement with the Georgian government including a mission to Tbilisi in May and subsequent meetings in Washington.

Recent test successes for Israel's Iron Dome defense system may have helped eliminate concerns about system’s ability to respond to short-range rocket threats, IDF leadership has indicated that ground operations would be still be necessary in the face of a large barrage of rockets. At the same time, an article by JINSA Research Associate Jacob Levkowicz reports, analysts continue to claim that the system's high cost may well prevent it from ever entering serial production.

On Friday in Washington, before an audience of Middle East policy analysts, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Shapiro said, “Bolstering Israel’s security against the rocket threat will not by itself facilitate a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” And, “A two-state solution will not in and of itself bring an end to these threats.”

In late June in Tel Aviv, senior Israeli Defense Forces officials briefed JINSA members on the security situation confronting Israel. They provided the group with the following video about the "Flotilla" incident that took place on the morning of May 31, 2010. This is a video you have not seen in the main stream media.

After eight years of unprecedented cooperation, the United States and India have begun a slow drift apart, an article by JINSA Research Associate Jacob Levkowicz reports. Relations have been strained over differences related to Washington's "Af-Pak" policy and the Obama Administration's lack of action on the 2008 civilian nuclear fuel deal.

JINSA's statement of Israel as an enduring partner and security asset for the United States has appeared in newspapers across the country. The statement was signed by 60 of our country's most highly decorated military officers. Click "Read the article" below to see how the statement appeared in various newspapers.

What strategic or tactical military advantages accrue to Israel by reading the pundits' opinions of the Israeli government's PR shortcomings?

During a visit to the region lasting from May 1 to May 9, a delegation of JINSA officers and members of the Board of Directors engaged in dialogue with officials of the governments of Ukraine and Georgia. In both Kiev and Tbilisi, meetings with senior representatives of the Defense and Foreign Ministries were held.

In an April 19, 2010 interview on "Secure Freedom Radio", a weekly news radio show hosted by Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy, Shoshana Bryen, Senior Director for Security Policy at JINSA, discusses the implications of Syria's reported transfer of Scud ballistic missiles to Hezbollah in Lebanon.

In a March 17, 2010 interview on "Secure Freedom Radio", a weekly news radio show hosted by Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy, Shoshana Bryen, Senior director for Security Policy at JINSA, discusses the Obama Admin.'s handling of Middle East relations.