Posts Tagged: Louis René Beres
As Threats Rise, Israel Must Get Rid of Its Nuclear Ambiguity
Listening to Iran’s repeated threats to initiate aggressive war with Israel, something seems to have been overlooked: Israel is a nuclear power; Iran is not. Iran...
Israel’s Understanding of Time
JNS.org - For Israel, it’s all about chronology. Time represents both the most critical determinant of Israel’s survival and the context within which such survival...
‘America First’ Is an Anti-American Doctrine
In the 17th century, English philosopher Thomas Hobbes warned famously against anarchy in world politics, a condition that he associated with a “war of all...
Saving America: Donald Trump Is the Symptom, Not the Illness
Despite endless reassurances to the contrary, America’s core problems can never be fixed by ritualized political activity or elections. In essence, no American government --...
How Saving Israel from Terrorism Could Save the World
For Islamist and jihadist fighters around the world -- ISIS, Hamas, it generally makes little actual difference -- terrorism represents a sacred form of religious...
Israel Must Reevaluate Its Policy of Nuclear Ambiguity
Given the upheavals cascading throughout the Middle East since 2011, Israel now faces a unique dilemma, as this ever-volatile region could slip irretrievably into a...
The Deteriorating Trump Presidency: The Risk of Nuclear War
At a moment when the Trump presidency is plainly in steep decline, the ultimate hazard remains a nuclear incident. In essence, there are now various...
US Foreign Policy Cannot Ignore Human Rights
US President Donald Trump traveled to Singapore to negotiate nuclear issues, not to discuss North Korean violations of basic human rights. Still, any such willful...
Improving Israeli Military Strategy Through Avant Garde Analysis
One normally thinks of the avant garde with reference to artistic exploration, but it can also be applied to other fields of human learning, including military strategy. A...
The North Korean Threat: Rationality, Intentionality and Nuclear War
To best prepare for any impending nuclear crisis with North Korea, the US must approach the problem in a systematic and intellectually disciplined manner. This...
