Jake Sullivan

Missed Milestones

Evaluating The Last Four Years in the EAP Region and Unseized Opportunities Under President Trump

‘Safeguard the Most Advanced AI Technology’: Biden Administration Launches New Export Control Regime Targeting China

The United States has expanded its efforts to block China’s access to cutting-edge U.S. technology. In a proposed rule introduced on January 13, the Commerce Department unveiled a series of export restrictions...

Biden Weighs Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities Should Tehran Dash for Bomb

U.S. National Security Advisor Presents Plans for Strikes on Iran: President Joe Biden’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, presented options last month for a U.S. attack...

How to Beat China in the Quest for AI Dominance

The next administration must recognize that getting ahead in the AI race will both protect U.S. national security and stem the global spread of authoritarianism.

‘Barbarity and Brutality’: Hamas Releases Video of Israeli American Hostage

Hamas Hostage Video A Cruel Example of Psychological Warfare: A Hamas video released November 30 via Telegram depicts Israeli American hostage Edan Alexander as he appeals to...

Biden Supports Proportionate Israeli Response to Iranian Missile Attack

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he supports a proportionate Israeli response in retaliation for Tehran’s October 1 ballistic missile attack against the Jewish state...

Israel, Iran, and Lebanon: What’s Next?

The threat of all-out Middle East war looms: two scenarios

Air raid sirens are sounding throughout northern and central Israel, as Hezbollah unleashes new rounds of missile attacks on the Jewish State and Israeli Defense Forces stage raids into...

U.S. Officials Admit That Hamas May Reject Any Deal

The Biden administration is rethinking its approach to hostage negotiations following the murder of Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin in Hamas captivity, Axios reported on September...

Prime Minister Netanyahu Departs for Washington, Seeking Bipartisan Support

Latest Developments Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Washington on a scheduled visit on July 22, one day after President Joe Biden announced his exit from the 2024 presidential race....

Netanyahu Dismisses Claim That Israel May Vacate the Philadelphi Corridor

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Gallant Underscores U.S.-Israel Bond During Multi-Day Trip to Washington

Following a series of high-level meetings in Washington, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant emphasized the enduring bond between the United States and Israel in remarks on June...

IDF trains for war in the north as Iranian proxies threaten attacks from Iraq and Yemen

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi attended army exercises in northern Israel on June 25 and 26. The drills are part of eight months of training...

Why Does Iran Hold So Many Elections?

Constant—and highly stage-managed—elections are a useful tool for Iran's theocratic leadership to remain in power.

U.S., Israel Investigate Iranian Nuclear Modeling

The U.S. and Israeli governments are investigating new intelligence about Iranian computer modeling activities that could support the research and development of nuclear weapons,...

Blinken in Israel Amid Talk of Side Deal on American Hostages Held in Gaza

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on June 10 to discuss the U.S.-backed ceasefire plan to end the war in Gaza. During...

Seventeen Countries Urge Hamas to Accept Ceasefire Proposal

The United States and 16 other countries whose citizens are being held captive by Hamas in Gaza signed a statement on June 6 calling on the Iran-backed terror organization to accept...

Only Defeating Hamas Can Lead to an Israeli-Saudi Normalization Deal

United States President Joe Biden’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, visited Israel and Saudi Arabia in mid-May, offering a Saudi-Israeli normalization package that he says would lead to greater...

What Is Hamas Hiding in Rafah, and Why Doesn’t Biden Want the IDF to Find It?

In the lead up to the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) operation to destroy Hamas and secure the release of over 100 hostages – including 8 Americas – believed to be in and around Rafah, leaders around...

U.S. Tests Fires System Protecting Gaza Pier

A Department of Defense spokesperson confirmed on May 22 that a system designed to defend the newly built temporary pier on the Gaza coast underwent a test on May 17. “Defensive...