Tag: BESA Center

AfPak Takes On New Meaning with the Rise of the Taliban (James M.Dorsey, BESA Center)

The attacks by ISIS’s Afghan affiliate on Kabul’s international airport called into question the Taliban’s ability to maintain security and keep a lid on the...

The French Double Standard on Fighting Terrorism (Tsilla Hershco, BESA Center)

Despite its oft-stated determination to fight terrorism, France has struggled to establish an effective intelligence system and adequate legislation to combat Islamist terrorism, in...

The North Korean Nuclear Program: The End of CVID? (Alon Levkowitz, BESA Center)

The Biden administration has accepted the fact that CVID—the complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantling of the North Korean nuclear program—will not occur under the Kim...

The Need for a Congressional Inquest into America’s Longest War (Sarosh Bana, BESA Center)

Events in Afghanistan have come full circle, with the Taliban—whose government fell to US military advances in 2001 —regaining power and taking possession of...

Saudi Social and Economic Changes Require a Delicate Balancing Act (James M. Dorsey, BESA Center)

Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman’s vision for the kingdom’s future will have to toe a fine line between redefining the Saudi social contract...

ISIS and Its War on the Taliban (Galit Truman Zinman, BESA Center)

The attack by ISIS on Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul at the end of August targeted both the American “crusaders” and the Taliban,...

The Ever-Growing Iranian Cyber Threat (Mansour Piroti, BESA Center)

Iran cyberterrorism image by Jorgen Schaefer The Iranian regime has been a considerable threat to global cybersecurity ever since 2012, when it committed cyberattacks on US...

Afghanistan’s Woes Will Haunt America (Reza Parchizadeh, BESA Center)

Taliban, image by ifpnews CC The American decision to leave Afghanistan to lessen the burden on the domestic economy, protect US troops, boost the nation’s...

The Greek Defense Industry in the 21st Century: Hope at Last? (Spyridon Plakoudas, BESA Center)

Greek flag flying at Santorini, image by Matt Artz via Unsplash Greece is not generally considered a country with a burgeoning defense industry, but 2020-21...

Afghanistan Has Lessons for the Gulf (James M. Dorsey, BESA Center)

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, image via Wikimedia Commons The Gulf states will closely monitor the way Russia and China handle the perceived security vacuum...

Afghanistan and Its Implications for Israel and the Palestinians (Shaul Bartal, BESA Center)

The Palestinian cheers over the “Afghan mujahedeen victory over the American Crusaders” create the impression that in their view, the Taliban are a worthy...

Meet Esmaeil Khatib, Iran’s New Spymaster (Ardavan Khoshnood and Erfan Fard, BESA Center)

The new president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, has selected cleric Esmail Khatib as Minister of Intelligence. Khatib is a radical...

Israeli Arabs’ Violent Lawlessness: An Existential Threat (Gershon Hacohen, BESA Center)

The violent Arab-Israeli riots that took place in Israel’s cities during the last Gaza war are a corollary of the widespread lawlessness and rebelliousness...

Iran’s Nuclear Program: Where Is It Going? (Raphael Ofek, BESA Center)

From the earliest days of the Iranian military nuclear program, it was directed primarily at Israel, which the revolutionary regime in Tehran deems an...

Israel. The Terrorists’ Escape from Gilboa Prison: A Wake-Up Call for Israeli Society (Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen, BESA Center)

Recent events, including the escape of six terrorists from Gilboa Prison and the death of Sgt. Barel Hadaria Shmueli, who was shot point blank...

Abraham Accords. The Old Peace Treaties vs. the Abraham Accords (Frank Musmar, BESA Center)

President Bill Clinton watches King Hussein and PM Yitzhak Rabin shaking hands, October 1994, image via Israel GPO Unlike Israel’s earlier peace agreements with Egypt...