Paul Pillar

October 18, 2024
Make No Mistake: Trump Still Has a Russia Problem
Next month, the nation will go to the polls without a full investigation into one presidential candidate’s extensive relationship with a major foreign adversary.
September 30, 2024
Cut off the Head, Get Another ‘Terrorist’
Israel seems to forget that Nasrallah was a more effective version of the last Hezbollah leader it assassinated in 1992
September 24, 2024
Why Pressure on Iran Failed
“Tough” policies on Iran have consistently failed to alter Tehran’s behavior.
September 21, 2024
Wider War Closer After Israel’s Attack on Lebanon
Whatever the motive, the sabotage of Hezbollah comms devices will come with a response; the question is how big it will be
August 8, 2024
National Character and Wartime Abuses
How nations respond to immoral or abusive conduct by national security officials can reveal much about their overall ethos.
June 10, 2024
Hamas Is Not the Issue
Unless Israel changes its policy of occupation, it can expect more violent resistance regardless of whether or not Hamas is “destroyed.”
April 29, 2024
What U.S. Can Learn From Israel-Iran Tensions
The recent exchange of aerial attacks between Israel and Iran was a salient enough event to stimulate much commentary about the episode being a turning point in Middle Eastern...
April 5, 2024
Is Israel’s Plan To Draw the U.S. Into a War With Iran?
Netanyahu must know Tehran will respond militarily to the attack on its embassy in Syria, the question is whether American troops will be a target
February 20, 2024
Why an Israel-Saudi Deal Won’t Bring Middle East Peace
Rather than attempting a complicated carom shot that relies on the ambitions of the current Saudi crown prince, the United States needs to look at its own bilateral relationship with...
January 31, 2024
The U.S. is Repeating Cold War Mistakes with Iran
The notion of Iran as a prime mover—the initiator of regional evil—is just as misleading as it was with the USSR during the Cold War.
January 29, 2024
Bring U.S. Troops Home From Iraq and Syria Now
2400 Americans are there ostensibly to fight ISIS. But after Sunday's attacks, they may become the reason we fight Iran

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