Michael Rubin

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  • Jun 13, 2025
    While the world focuses on the military possibility of an imminent Israeli strike on Iran, the United States may be unprepared for the diplomatic aftermath and opportunities that...
  • Jun 3, 2025
    Too often, policymakers in the White House and Pentagon, or pundits on cable news shows, approach war fighting in far off lands with a 6,000-mile screwdriver.
  • May 20, 2025
    As Pakistan Confronts Military Failure, Will it Follow the Path of Russia, Congo, or Armenia?
  • May 12, 2025
    Sixty years ago, Pakistan vowed to build nuclear weapons despite international opposition, ultimately succeeding due to American complacency.
  • May 8, 2025
    : India’s recent limited airstrikes (“Operation Sindoor”) following the deadly April 22nd terrorist attack in Kashmir are insufficient to deter future...
  • Apr 15, 2025
    Somali unity was always an illusion. In 1960, the former British Somaliland joined with Italian-colonized regions to form on paper what, after a few name changes, became known as...
  • Apr 14, 2025
    Partition Ukraine? Special Envoy General Keith Kellogg has reportedly proposed partitioning Ukraine. “You could almost make it look like what happened with Berlin...
  • Apr 7, 2025
    If Iran Attacks, U.S. Should Destroy Chabahar and Jask – The Iranian regime brims with bluster: If President Donald Trump orders a strike on Iran, Tehran...
  • Mar 29, 2025
    The U.S. military is positioning B-2 stealth bombers at Diego Garcia, signaling potential strikes against Iran amid heightened tensions.
  • Mar 21, 2025
    The smoke had hardly cleared from the Pentagon and ruins of the World Trade Center after the September 11, 2001 attacks before Democrats and Republicans began finger pointing: Was...
  • Mar 19, 2025
    Khamenei May Want Iran to Be Bombed, But He’s Miscalculating: Just a day prior to the 1979 seizure of the U.S. Embassy, Steven Erlanger, the future New York Times...
  • Mar 11, 2025
    The United States and the United Kingdom responded to the outbreak of war in eastern Congo late last month by slapping sanctions on Rwanda‘s defense...
  • Feb 13, 2025
    Until her August 5, 2024 ouster, Sheikh Hasina, a two-time prime minister who had run Bangladesh for 20 of its 54-year history, was the closest to royalty as anyone in Bangladeshi...
  • Feb 7, 2025
    The Port of Hudaydah [Hodeida] has long been a lifeline for Yemen’s Houthi rebels. While the Houthis also receive Iranian weaponry via smuggling routes through...
  • Jan 17, 2025
    Israel and Hamas reportedly reached a ceasefire deal that will theoretically see an exchange in its first stage of women, children, and wounded Israelis held...
  • Jan 9, 2025
    No president gets to choose the major crises that shape their legacies. Here are a few that may shape Donald Trump’s.