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Is there a foreign policy ‘Trump Doctrine’?

While Trump might consider withdrawing land forces from overseas bases, American naval and air forces are likely to be a different matter.

14.02.2025 9

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

Netanyahu loves Trump’s Gaza plan now, but it could be a disaster for Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looked like the cat that swallowed the canary as he listened to President Donald Trump lay out his vision...

06.02.2025 3

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

Israel’s worrying release of violent West Bank settlers

Surely Netanyahu is aware that Katz has essentially given settlers a free pass to run amok, one that a could ignite a major Palestinian flare-up on...

24.01.2025 5

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

Live coverage: Trump prepares for criminal sentencing while Supreme Court considers TikTok's future

President-elect Trump is slated to be sentenced in his hush money conviction on Friday in New York, the final step in securing his status as the first...

10.01.2025 10

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

Is Turkey a threat to Israel?

The new Syrian regime’s future orientation certainly is a cause for Israeli concern.

10.01.2025 10

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

Time runs out on Biden’s aid to Ukraine — and on Putin’s nuclear threats

There probably was less to Russia’s nuclear threats than the Biden administration made of them.

03.01.2025 10

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

How to assess a nominee to be deputy secretary of Defense

Business experience tends to be a necessary condition for success as a deputy secretary, though not all deputies had that experience and some had...

27.12.2024 3

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

Send Putin a message using our defense agreements with Sweden, Finland

Sweden and Finland’s recent accession to NATO offers the U.S. and its allies a new vector to complicate the work of Russian military planners.

20.12.2024 3

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

US would face a 4-way axis in confrontation with China

Even those who wish to focus solely on a possible conflict with China should recognize that Beijing has allies who almost certainly would come to...

13.12.2024 8

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

The Syrian civil war is back, and it could destabilize the entire region

A new migration of refugees is the last thing Syria’s neighbors need.

06.12.2024 6

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

The Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire is a small step in a crisis that is far from over

There is little prospect that the Gaza conflict will end any time soon.

29.11.2024 4

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

Biden finally shows backbone in the face of Putin’s threats

After nearly two months of internal soul-searching that resulted in what can only be termed unnecessary delay, President Joe Biden finally agreed...

22.11.2024 6

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

Pete Hegseth wants to shake up the Pentagon? Good luck!

Should Hegseth win Senate confirmation, he will discover when he takes office that changing the Pentagon’s behavioral and cultural patterns is...

15.11.2024 10

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

Biden needs to Trump-proof US support for NATO, Ukraine

Given that Trump may well pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate an agreement with Putin, it is incumbent on the Biden...

07.11.2024 3

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

The dispute over Diego Garcia sent a strong message to Iran

The new agreement between Britain and Mauritius brought an end to their decades-long dispute regarding sovereignty over the archipelago.

01.11.2024 4

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

North Korean troops in Ukraine show the war’s global stakes

Despite Russia and North Korea’s denials, it is imperative that Washington and London encourage South Korea to ship arms to Ukraine as soon as...

25.10.2024 10

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

How the Navy can solve its submarine shortage

The Navy must supplement its force with non-nuclear alternatives.

18.10.2024 10

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

Would an Israeli attack on Iran’s Kharg Island spark an oil crisis? Maybe not.

The Biden administration appears to be wringing its hands over the potential for oil price increases, which it fears could affect the outcome of...

11.10.2024 4

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

The Ships for America Act would be good for the Navy as well

It is hardly a secret that the U.S. Navy’s shipbuilding program is in the doldrums.

04.10.2024 2

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

Stark lessons from the failure of the Gaza pier

It is clear that someone at the administration’s most senior levels should have personally transmitted to Biden the compelling reservations about...

27.09.2024 8

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

Lessons from Israel's pager attack

Even as the Lebanese-Israeli crisis intensifies, there appears to be no end to the political machinations in Jerusalem.

20.09.2024 5

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

The debate failed on foreign policy

Neither candidate offered any specifics about what foreign and national security policies the U.S. would adopt and implement if he or she takes...

12.09.2024 30

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

How Netanyahu can agree to a cease-fire and still stay in power

For the next six weeks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be Israel’s virtual dictator, with no legislative constraints.

06.09.2024 3

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

Is Belarus preparing to invade Ukraine?

Even as Ukrainian forces dig in to defend the roughly 400 square miles of Russian territory they have seized in the Kursk offensive, Kyiv finds...

30.08.2024 2

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

Why hasn’t Iran attacked Israel to avenge Hamas's leader?

Despite its threats, Tehran has yet to act.

23.08.2024 2

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

How Ukraine’s surprise offensive into Russia has changed the war

The longer Ukraine holds on to the Kursk region, the more likely that Putin will see no alternative but to negotiate with Kyiv.

16.08.2024 3

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

America’s neo-imperial rivals: China, Russia and Iran

Three of America’s leading adversaries not only are ancient empires themselves, but continue to be imperial states that suppress subject peoples...

09.08.2024 3

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

Fix military recruiting deficits through compulsory national service

Compulsory national service for two years offers a far better alternative to a draft.

07.08.2024 4

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

Bringing Japan and South Korea together as U.S. security partners

The agreement represents yet another major step in realizing Washington’s long-standing goal to secure a closer security relationship between...

02.08.2024 2

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

Should the under secretariats for research and sustainment be merged yet again 

Congress created two new under secretariats to oversee the development of technology strategy and the acquisition process, but the Defense...

26.07.2024 2

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

What if Ukraine retakes Crimea?

The F-16 will play a critical role in defending Ukrainian air space.

19.07.2024 10

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

Thanks to Putin, the U.S. will again place long-range missiles in Germany

Putin’s war has unified NATO in a manner not seen since the height of the Cold War.

12.07.2024 1

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Dov S. Zakheim, Opinion Contributor