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Will the Cease-Fire Change Israel’s Strategy?
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“If tunnel infrastructure is destroyed, that’s going to cause damage to the surface,” said Jonathan Lord, a senior fellow and the director of the Middle East Security Program ...
By Jonathan Lord
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US stands on edge of conflict as attacks on troops continue in Middle East
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“I’m sure there is a hope that [the U.S. strikes] would have a deterrent effect, but clearly they have not,” said Jonathan Lord, the director of the Middle East Security Progr...
By Jonathan Lord
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American forces in the Middle East are constantly under attack, but they aren't really retaliating. Here's why the US holds its fire.
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American policymakers are "looking at their strategic objectives in the region and understand that adversaries are trying to pull us off of those or make those fail, including...
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. Announces the Arrival of a Nuclear Submarine in the Middle East
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“It's unusual to highlight the movement of strategic weapon systems like an Ohio-class submarine,” says Jonathan Lord, Director of the Middle East Security program at the Cent...
By Jonathan Lord
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As tensions rise over Israel’s fight in Gaza, why a UAE official says Abraham Accords will endure
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Jonathan Lord, director of the Middle East security program at the Center for a New American Security, noted that since the Accords were signed, the UAE has become Israel’s 16...
By Jonathan Lord
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Hamas is hoarding vast amounts of fuel as Gaza hospitals run low, U.S. officials say
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The U.N. has issued almost daily warnings that its Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East will not be able to operate humanitarian services, including...
By Jonathan Lord
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Will the war in Gaza spill over to the Middle East?
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“Tehran would be wise to caution restraint to its regional proxies and partners, as Washington has made clear that Tehran will be held responsible for the actions of Hezbollah...
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. strikes Iranian-backed ammo sites in Syria
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“The President has historically leaned toward restraint, but the recent uptick in attacks forced his hand,” said Jonathan Lord, of the Center for a New American Security. The ...
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. to Bolster Israel’s Missile Defenses
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“I think it [the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel] probably highlights an underlying problem that we were already facing, which is [that] the defense industrial base is not suffi...
By Jonathan Lord
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The many reasons Netanyahu may be delaying an Israeli ground offensive in Gaza
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American officials have supported Israel’s desire to destroy Hamas while also putting pressure on Israeli leaders to proceed with caution, minimize civilian casualties and try...
By Jonathan Lord
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Biden’s ‘bear hug diplomacy’ in Israel risks stoking anger in Arab world
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But Jonathan Lord, director of the Middle East security program at the Center for a New American Security, said it was important for the U.S. to stand by its ally after the ho...
By Jonathan Lord
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Biden faces physical risks in flying to war-torn Middle East
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“Being in an active area of hostilities, they have to look very carefully at the threats that Israel is facing now, understanding that the president will be on the ground,” sa...
By Jonathan Lord
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White House has discussed U.S. military response if Hezbollah attacks Israel
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Between the lines: One of the legal justifications for the U.S. using force in case of a Hezbollah attack would be to protect tens of thousands of American citizens who live i...
By Jonathan Lord
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Biden didn’t make Israeli-Palestinian talks a priority. Arab leaders say region now paying the price
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Additionally, the Biden administration’s immediate and all-in rallying to Israel’s mounting defense after Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacres may only heighten Saudi Crown Prince Mohamme...
By Jonathan Lord
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Hamas attack might freeze Saudi-Israeli normalization, but won’t likely kill it: Analysts
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Likewise, Director of the Middle East Security program at the Center for a New American Security Jonathan Lord said, “The war doesn’t change the ultimate calculus for Riyadh, ...
By Jonathan Lord
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How Hamas executed a paraglider attack on Israel
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Another unanswered question is how Israel apparently did not notice before Oct. 7 that Hamas had developed the ability to use paragliders as part of terror attacks. The answer...
By Jonathan Lord
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As Turkey intensifies war on Kurdish militants in Iraq, civilians are suffering
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Two days after the strikes on Skeiniya, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said in a statement it was following developments with “grave concern.” “Necessa...
By Jonathan Lord
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Pentagon ‘deeply concerned’ Hezbollah could widen Israel-Gaza conflict, analysts more sanguine
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A senior Pentagon official told reporters Monday they were “deeply concerned” that Lebanese Hezbollah could choose to open up a “second front” against Israel in the wake of Ha...
By Jonathan Lord
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In Israel Conflict, US Military Warns Others to Stay Out, But No ‘Boots on the Ground’ for Now
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"The U.S. military role is primarily to stabilize the region and deter additional actors from opportunistically choosing to join in the fight against Israel," Jonathan Lord, a...
By Jonathan Lord
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‘Menu of options’: What the Ford carrier strike group brings to Israel’s defense
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The phrase “show of force” is often used to describe positioning ships, warplanes and other assets nearby potential conflict zones to demonstrate the US is ready to act milita...
By Jonathan Lord
