Mar 09, 2022
Is War Obsolete?
Credibility Of Military Threats In Doubt If Waging War Considered Out Of Bounds By Amir Oren Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” has some unique features in this continuous-coverage day and…
Sep 02, 2021
Boots, Boats, Bombs & Bases
IDF’s Identity Crisis - and Increased Value By Amir Oren Two unprecednted events involving the Israel Defense Forces took place this week, seemingly unrelated, yet so contrasting as to…
Apr 23, 2021
Tampa, Tehran, Tel Aviv
A new welcome to CENTCOM for IDF Chief By Amir Oren Aviv Kochavi was a paratroop Captain in his mid 20’s when one of Israel’s most admired Commando officers visited…
Jan 17, 2021
Com-Il-Faut
Israel’s Shift From Eucom To Centcom, A Mixed Bag By Amir Oren Late last week, having been scooped by the Wall Street Journal, the Pentagon issued one of the last…
Dec 25, 2020
Go Ahead, Make My Day – Or Don’t
In The Transition Between Administrations and Cabinets, the military means permanence and continuity By Amir Oren On the night before Christmas, President Donald Trump posted a picture of himself with…
Dec 14, 2020
Deter, Delay, Degrade or Dissuade
When Barksdale Bombers Are Believed Better Than Bahrain Boats By Amir Oren Two B-52H bombers, which can be configured for either conventional or nuclear missions, took off from a Louisiana…
Dec 08, 2020
Pentagon Pick, CENTCOM’s Centrality
Austin supported Iran deal, took note of “Arab-Israeli Divide” By Amir Oren In selecting retired 4-Star Lloyd Austin to serve as his Secretary of Defense, President-Elect Joe Biden made an…
Oct 18, 2020
The Sixth Eye
A political and professional consensus on Israel’s Mideast military value as an enduring buddy By Amir Oren Enduring Lightning II is the name given to a unique exercise held over…
Aug 04, 2020
Khamenei: Iran will never negotiate with US, Israel
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ruled out any negotiations with the United States over his nation’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The move comes in the wake of…
Apr 24, 2020
US-led coalition battles COVID-19 in addition to ISIS
The Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) is implementing force protection measures against the coronavirus in compliance with U.S. Army Central Command guidance. The Coalition has military…