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1,000 US troops deploying to build offshore port for Gaza aid
The temporary port has the potential to pick up some of the slack, Jonathan Lord, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, told Military Times on Friday, but w...
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. ties to Qatar in spotlight, and under scrutiny, following strategic dialogue
Qatar’s key role as a mediator in the Middle East, while Americans are held hostage in Gaza, cements Washington’s reliance on Doha. And while Qatar is actively negotiating a d...
By Jonathan Lord
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Why sending a US Navy hospital ship to Gaza would be very difficult but ‘not impossible’
The difference in ship size matters for operations planners inside the Pentagon: The much larger American hospital ships usually stay far away from foreign coastlines or ports...
By Jonathan Lord
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US officials say Houthi bombing campaign hindered by intel gaps
The Pentagon has faced a "major challenge" in balancing ongoing military needs to check China in the Pacific with mounting demands for intelligence capabilities in the Middle ...
By Jonathan Lord
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Why the European Union and United States are leading ‘parallel’ security operations in the Red Sea
“The primary difference between the two coalitions is the activities. The EU coalition will engage in purely defensive activities — providing maritime domain awareness, accomp...
By Jonathan Lord
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Jon Stewart says the Israel-Gaza solution could be a DMZ governed by an Arab NATO. Some experts say it's a pipe dream.
"Every American administration going back decades has discussed some version of this. Under Trump, it was the Middle East Strategic Alliance," said Jonathan Lord, director of ...
By Jonathan Lord
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US officials are always talking about “deterring” Iran. What does that really mean?
Jonathan Lord, a former Defense Department official who now directs the Middle East program at the Center for a New American Security, said the attacks on these targets seem c...
By Jonathan Lord
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The Vision Behind the US Consulate in Erbil Is Dissolving
Jonathan Lord, director of the Middle East security program at the Center for New American Security, told New Lines, “In Washington, there’s an interest in moving beyond frami...
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. strike in Baghdad kills key militia commander, officials say
The Biden administration has opted for a strategy that falls short of holding Tehran itself accountable for supporting militant groups in the region, said Jonathan Lord, direc...
By Jonathan Lord
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Biden's retaliatory strikes in Middle East come with significant political risk: Experts
Jonathan Lord, director of the Middle East Security program at the Center for a New American Security and a former Defense Department official, told ABC News Biden is on a "ti...
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. sees signs Iran is worried about escalating proxy attacks amid heightened tensions
Jonathan Lord, the director of the Middle East Security program at the Center for a New American Security, said, however, that the Kataib Hezbollah statement reflects how the ...
By Jonathan Lord
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Complex politics, shortages hinder Kurdish air defenses in Iraq
Jonathan Lord, director of the Middle East Security program at the Center for New American Security, told Amwaj.media that the waiver provision is a decisive aspect of the leg...
By Jonathan Lord
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US sees ‘footprints’ of Iran-backed group in Tower 22 drone attack
The attack on Tower 22, close to the al-Tanf garrison, is among the latest in a barrage targeting U.S. forces. The Defense Department has since mid-October logged at least 165...
By Jonathan Lord
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After Iran Proxy Strikes, Should U.S. Troops Leave Iraq and Syria?
Others argue that an exit would ultimately serve as a gift to Iran. “Tehran would like to see U.S. forces leave Iraq,” said Jonathan Lord, Director for the Middle East Secur...
By Jonathan Lord
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Deadly attack on U.S. troops highlights an open-ended military mission
The slow pace of change in America’s military operation in Iraq is due to, in part, “a degree of malaise as well as a cultural and political risk aversion that is comfortable ...
By Jonathan Lord
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After deadly drone attack in Jordan, US Central Command reassessing air defense needs
Despite Iran’s denial, several analysts predict that Washington may retaliate differently this time around now that three soldiers are dead, even if other attacks sought simil...
By Jonathan Lord
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Biden faces pressure to strike Iran after US troops killed
Experts caution that any strikes against Iranian forces inside Iran could force Tehran to respond forcefully, escalating the situation in a way that could drag the United Stat...
By Jonathan Lord
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3 U.S. service members killed in drone attack in Jordan
U.S. Central Command said in a statement that 25 U.S. soldiers were wounded in the attack. The attack occurred at an outpost known as Tower 22, located near the Syrian border....
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. military pushes back on reports it may withdraw troops from Iraq
Jonathan Lord, senior fellow and director of the Middle East Security program at the Center for New American Security, a Washington D.C. think tank, said the prime minister’s ...
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. and Iraqi governments expected to start talks on future of US military presence in the country
Jonathan Lord, the director of the Middle East security program at the Center for New American Security, told CNN that the US needs to transition its support for Iraq toward b...
By Jonathan Lord