Posted in Iran, Mark N. Katz, Military, Russia on Sep 23rd, 2009 Comments Off on Russia, America, and Iran—Again
From Mark N. Katz Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s most recent statement that the Holocaust is a myth and denouncing Israel is an indication that he does not see U.S. President Obama’s call for dialogue and improved relations with Iran as desirable from his perspective.
Posted in Books, Iran, Military on Jul 7th, 2009 Comments Off on ‘Immortal: A Military History of Iran and Its Armed Forces’
MESH invites selected authors to offer original first-person statements on their new books—why and how they wrote them, and what impact they hope and expect to achieve. Steven R. Ward is a senior CIA intelligence analyst who specializes in Iran and the Middle East. He is also a graduate of West Point and a retired […]
Posted in Culture, Iraq, Mark T. Kimmitt, Military, Stephen Peter Rosen on Jun 12th, 2009 1 Comment »
From Stephen Peter Rosen Understanding the reasons why Americans are more willing to wage wars than Europeans is of historical interest, but not only. It has been asserted, for example, that Americans were willing to wage war against Saddam Hussein because of the manipulation of the American political system by a lobby that was more […]
Posted in Iran, Israel, Mark N. Katz, Military, Nuclear, Russia, Technology on May 26th, 2009 Comments Off on Israeli leverage over Russia vis-à-vis Iran
From Mark N. Katz There has been an ongoing debate here at MESH and elsewhere about whether Israel can, will, or should launch an attack against Iran to prevent Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons. One possible method by which such an attack might be degraded or even deterred is if Russia sells the advanced version […]
Posted in Books, Lebanon, Military on May 22nd, 2009 Comments Off on ‘The Lebanese Army’
MESH invites selected authors to offer original first-person statements on their new books—why and how they wrote them, and what impact they hope and expect to achieve. Oren Barak is senior lecturer in political science and international relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His new book is The Lebanese Army: A National Institution in […]
Posted in Iraq, Mark T. Kimmitt, Military, Raymond Tanter on May 13th, 2009 2 Comments »
From Raymond Tanter A spike in violence against Iraqi civilians reinforces pressure on President Obama to maintain a force level that would allow for the maintenance of security during the drawdown. President Obama announced a troop drawdown strategy from Iraq in February 2009, based on responsible removal of U.S. combat brigades. After removal of combat […]
Posted in Israel, Michael Reynolds, Military, Turkey on Feb 16th, 2009 Comments Off on Soldiers sour Turkey-Israel ties
From Michael Reynolds That Turkish-Israeli relations are experiencing a crisis became apparent to all the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland where Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Israeli President Shimon Peres exchanged harsh, emotional, and even insulting words Such public and personal recriminations between ostensible allies are virtually unheard of. […]
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