Gaza Strip

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he has approved a military operational plan for the southern Gaza city of Rafah, an area that has drawn international concern as half of Gaza’s population shelters there from the…

Israel reportedly has offered to allow Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other Hamas commanders safe passage into exile, which could weaken Hamas's hold on Gaza, in return for the release of all the Israeli hostages still held by…

Like many wars, Israel's four-month-old operation in Gaza is playing out on split screens. In most major international media outlets, it is portrayed as a campaign of wanton destruction and mass misery that has killed 28,000 or…

Since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, a parade of U.S. defense officials, politicians, former generals, and defense policy wonks have offered advice—largely unsolicited—about how Israel should conduct its offensive in…

One can understand why President Biden, after sticking his political neck out for Israel for months, is reportedly frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Rockets were still falling on Tel Aviv when Biden visited…

As 2023 draws to a close, like so many other people, I feel the weight of the world's problems. How can policy analysis contribute to a path forward for Israelis and Palestinians to emerge from terror and war? How can society…

What will happen to the Israeli hostages held by Hamas? Their lives hang in the balance but both Israel and Hamas view the conflict as existential—there is little room for compromise. Intense fighting continues, and a mass rescue…

The wars in Ukraine and Gaza offer a laboratory of study for military professionals, historians, and analysts. Studying a current war to help organizations understand and prepare for future conflict is not new. Future U.S. Civil…

Seeing the imagery coming out of Gaza, it's no wonder that 153 out of 193 states in the United Nations General Assembly and two-thirds of Americans support a cease-fire. The Hamas-controlled Gaza Ministry of Health reports that…

The cover story looks at the use of psychedelics to address such mental health conditions as depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, and substance use disorders among veterans — as well as the rapidly evolving legal and…

This week, we discuss how lies and misinformation will play a key role in the Israel-Hamas war; a look at the evidence on how to address America’s gun violence problem; preventing bias and inequities when vetting national security…

The phrase “mowing the grass” has been the bumper sticker version of Israeli strategy in Gaza for the last decade and a half. It plays out in the following way: Palestinians, frustrated by the state of the enclave, turn to the…

How do you protect innocent civilians while conducting effective urban military operations against an enemy who is integrated into the civilian population and entrenched in a location's infrastructure? Israeli civilian and…

Operation Swords of Iron—the Israeli military response into Gaza, in the aftermath of the deadly, Hamas-led, Oct. 7th terrorist attacks—is likely still in its infancy. Indeed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense…

On October 7, Hamas carried out a heinous attack against civilian targets in Israel. And their tactics—torturing and murdering over 1,000 civilians, including women and children—signal their prime objective: to force Israel into…

At the tactical and operational level, the war in Gaza, and the Israeli ground incursion, is about bombs, guns, mortars, and the ability of each side to make street by street gains in a deadly urban battle. At the strategic level…

This week, we discuss Israel's failed strategy in Gaza; the importance of protecting civilians amid the Israel-Hamas war; what happens when machine learning and gene editing meet; how to dismantle the disinformation business of…

On October 7, Hamas carried out a heinous attack against civilian targets in Israel. And their tactics—torturing and murdering over 1,000 civilians, including women and children—signal their prime objective: to force Israel into…

Operation Swords of Iron—the Israeli military response into Gaza, in the aftermath of the deadly, Hamas-led, Oct. 7th terrorist attacks—is likely still in its infancy. Indeed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense…

How do you protect innocent civilians while conducting effective urban military operations against an enemy who is integrated into the civilian population and entrenched in a location's infrastructure? Israeli civilian and…

This week, we discuss the potential implications of an AI revolution; difficult choices facing the Israeli government; why China needs a wake-up call; the housing cost burden among U.S. veterans; what states and colleges are doing…

The phrase “mowing the grass” has been the bumper sticker version of Israeli strategy in Gaza for the last decade and a half. It plays out in the following way: Palestinians, frustrated by the state of the enclave, turn to the…

This week, we discuss insights from RAND research on the Israel-Hamas war; fatal overdoses and education disparities; why more U.S. health care workers may go on strike; who's winning the information war in Ukraine; considering…