Observation ·
Israel’s Attack on Iran Is Reshaping the Middle East
By Jonathan Silver, Elliott Abrams, Amiad Cohen, Assaf Orion, John SpencerOperation Rising Lion.
Assaf Orion
Assaf Orion is a retired Israeli brigadier general and the Liz and Mony Rueven international fellow with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
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Response ·
Watch the Recording of Our Event on Israel’s Place Between the U.S. and China
By Assaf Orion, David Feith, Elliott Abrams, Jonathan SchachterA China expert, a veteran American diplomat, and a retired Israeli general walk into a Zoom to talk about Israel and where it fits into a new cold war.
Monthly Essay ·
No, Israel Isn’t Falling Into China’s Orbit
By Assaf OrionMuch has been made about the Jewish state’s growing ties with China. But those ties are loosening, and if a new cold war is in the offing, Jerusalem won’t be on Beijing’s side.
Observation ·
Did the Recent War Between Israel and Hamas Help Iran or Hurt It?
By Ray Takeyh, Assaf OrionTwo top analysts talk about how Iran sees the region these days, and especially how it thinks about its friends and its enemies.
Response ·
How to Reframe the American-Israeli Alliance in a New Age of Great-Power Competition
By Assaf OrionNow that China has supplanted global terrorism as the U.S.'s main foreign-policy concern, the Israel-China relationship will have to change.
