JINSAThe Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) is as a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, non-partisan think-tank focusing on the national security interests of the United States. JINSA's aim is three-fold: to ensure a strong and effective U.S. national security policy; to educate American leadership figures on the vital strategic relationship between the United States and Israel; and to strengthening U.S. cooperation with democratic allies, including Taiwan, Jordan, Hungary,...Time for the Iraqi Government to Step Up- April 30, 2008 With a specifically timed security threat on the way, the government of Iraq has a chance to prove to its critics that a) it understands that the role of government is to serve the people of Iraq and b) it is able to serve in a visible and meaningful way with sovereign money and without the assistance of the United States. Read the analysis in JINSA Report 768.http://www.jinsa.org/articles/view.html?documentid=4051 Is It Reasonable To Expect A Threatened State To Do Nothing But Watch The Threat Grow- April 29, 2008 The IAEA is easily misled and cannot force inspections or sanctions and its backers are too timid to make waves. Is it reasonable then for a country threatened with nuclear weapons to be expected to do nothing but watch the threat grow Read the analysis in JINSA Report 767.http://www.jinsa.org/articles/view.html?documentid=4050 A Treaty Not Worth The Paper It Is Written Upon- April 24, 2008 A paper treaty with Syria, a puppet of Iran with its own legacy of wreckage in Lebanon, isnt worth the paper it is written upon, let alone is it worth risking the re-establishment of the Syrian army on the heights above Israel. Read the analysis in JINSA Report 766.http://www.jinsa.org/articles/view.html?documentid=4049 The President's Unseemly Rush- April 24, 2008 There can be no other explanation than concern for his legacy that would have President Bush in an unseemly rush toward a new deal with North Korea that leaves its proliferation activities secret and ongoing. Read the analysis in JINSA Report 765.http://www.jinsa.org/articles/view.html?documentid=4048 Hamas is Not Changing- April 22, 2008 President Carter foolishly advanced the standing of Hamas and lied about it afterward. But Hamas is truly unacceptable and unlikely to be changed by bribery, cajolery or threat. Read the analysis in JINSA Report 764.http://www.jinsa.org/articles/view.html?documentid=4047 Welcome Back, Friend- April 15, 2008 It should be seen as reassuring that with Sarkozy, Merkel, and now Berlusconi - the important countries of Old Europe - are now governed by people with a serious appreciation for America, small-d democrats, freedom and straight talk. Read the analysis in JINSA Report 763.http://www.jinsa.org/articles/view.html?documentid=4046 Waking Up to Iran- April 14, 2008 Things are improving in Iraq, however slowly. But Iraq is only one front in the larger war against terrorists and the states that harbor and support them. As Iraq continues improve, Iran will be looking for other fronts in its continuing war against the United States and the West. Read the analysis in JINSA Report 762.http://www.jinsa.org/articles/view.html?documentid=4045 Questioning Gifts for the Palestinians- April 4, 2008 A series of questions posed to the Bush Administration culminating with: what is the mission of the Palestinian police and why are we arming them if it isnt clear Read the analysis in JINSA Report 761.http://www.jinsa.org/articles/view.html?documentid=4042 The Battle of Basra: al-Maliki Steps Up- April 1, 2008 The Iranian presence among the Iraqi Shiite fighters in Basra is the most important reason to insist that the Baghdad government be the only one with an army in Iraq. Now it seems that the al-Maliki government clearly understands it must govern everywhere in Iraq despite the prime ministers religious affinity for Moqtada Sadr. Read the analysis in JINSA Report 760.http://www.jinsa.org/articles/view.html?documentid=4041 |