Missile defense

June 12, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Iran Wants To Punish Jordan for Hosting U.S. Forces

The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) announced on June 11 that they had intercepted 20 missiles launched from Iran toward Al-Azraq, a town about 50 miles east of Amman that is also home to a major air base...

April 25, 2026 | Bradley Bowman, Jonathan Schanzer

The Race to Build America and Israel’s Missile Defenses

The U.S. ceasefire with Iran may be about to end – or not. Ceasefires, regardless of their length, are often much more than simply a pause in combat. Unfortunately, they are also often a starting gun...

April 8, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Despite ceasefire, Iran and its militias continue attacking regional states (April 2–8 updates)

Iran and its allied militias launched numerous drones and missiles against regional countries between April 2 and April 8, continuing attacks even after a ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United...

March 3, 2026 | Cameron McMillan, Justin Leopold-Cohen, Bradley Bowman

US and Israel race to defeat Iranian missiles and drones following early campaign successes

The United States and Israel launched an ambitious, large-scale war against the Islamic Republic of Iran on February 28, and US officials have communicated several goals for the campaign. Speaking to reporters...

January 27, 2025 | John Hardie, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Bradley Bowman, Joe Dougherty

The leverage Trump needs when talking with Putin

March 14, 2024 | Bradley Bowman, Richard Goldberg

How to Ensure Israel Has the Weapons It Needs

October 25, 2023 | |

Israel Declares Global War on Hamas

Israel said on October 25 that its war against Hamas would not be limited to Gaza and would entail the destruction of the Palestinian terrorist group worldwide. In a televised...

October 25, 2023 | |

U.S. Deploys Additional Air and Missile Defenses to Middle East

In response to “recent escalations by Iran and its proxy forces,” U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has directed the deployment of additional air and missile defense systems...

October 23, 2023 | |

Israel Not Publishing Iron Dome Performance Data

Unlike in previous Gaza wars, Israel is not publishing the numbers of Palestinian rockets it shoots down during Operation Swords of Iron as it eyes a possible flare-up on the northern...

April 14, 2023 | Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman

Avoid Overconfidence When It Comes to Middle East Air and Missile Defense

After months of rising tensions, terrorists fired at least 30 rockets from southern Lebanon into northern Israel last Thursday, 25 of which were shot down, presumably by Iron Dome The rockets were allegedly...

February 9, 2023 | Mathew Ha, David Maxwell

North Korea’s Political Warfare Strategy Has Failed: ROK – U.S. Alliance Needs A Superior Strategy

Approximately halfway into his first term, President Joe Biden has been given a wake-up call from Kim Jong Un that North Korea continues to remain a primary national security threat. Some policymakers,...

October 27, 2022 | Bradley Bowman |

What’s Behind Israel’s Reluctance to Share Iron Dome With Ukraine?

Citing Russia’s increasing use of Iranian-made drones to conduct attacks in Ukraine, Kyiv asked Israel last week to provide its highly-effective Iron Dome missile defense system (among other...

January 14, 2021 | Eric S. Edelman, John Hardie

Russia

January 14, 2021 | Bradley Bowman

Defense

December 5, 2019 | Bradley Bowman, David Maxwell

Maximum Pressure 2.0

A Plan for North Korea

November 7, 2019 | Bradley Bowman, Andrew Gabel

Deeper Partnership With Israel Can Help U.S. Solve Defense Dilemma

The U.S. military is very busy these days. The Department of Defense wants to focus its finite resources on great power competition with China and Russia, but persistent threats from Iran and Islamist terrorists...

December 12, 2011 | Clifford D. May |

The Missile Defense Answer to Iran

Co-authored by Ilan Berman As the past three years have shown, President Barack Obama and his predecessor, George W. Bush, don't often see eye-to-eye on foreign policy. On...

May 31, 2006 | MERIA Journal |

Putin and Russia’s Middle Eastern Policy

Auhtored by Ilya Bourtman Russian President Vladimir Putin is currently pursuing a two track policy towards the Middle East, allowing Russia to develop friendly ties with Israel...