Dr. Eric R. Mandel https://www.jns.org/author/dr-eric-r-mandel Dr. Eric R. Mandel is the director of MEPIN, the Middle East Political Information Network, and the senior security editor of The Jerusalem Report. He briefs members of Congress, their foreign-policy teams, and the U.S. State Department on Middle East security and strategy. en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:30:37 GMT The war of clocks: Iran’s patience vs. America’s urgency https://www.jns.org/opinion/the-war-of-clocks-irans-patience-vs-americas-urgency 0000019d-bc36-d2ab-a3fd-fc7614660000 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:30:37 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/the-war-of-clocks-irans-patience-vs-americas-urgency America’s strategic interest in going to war with Iran https://www.jns.org/opinion/americas-strategic-interest-in-going-to-war-with-iran 0000019d-3e66-d2b0-affd-3efe173d0000 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:30:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/americas-strategic-interest-in-going-to-war-with-iran What’s next for Lebanon? Observations from the border https://www.jns.org/opinion/dr-eric-r-mandel/whats-next-for-lebanon-observations-from-the-border 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f488c6006c Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:30:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/dr-eric-r-mandel/whats-next-for-lebanon-observations-from-the-border Can Trump ban the Brotherhood while ignoring Turkish and Qatari Islamism? https://www.jns.org/opinion/dr-eric-r-mandel/can-trump-ban-the-brotherhood-while-ignoring-turkish-and-qatari-islamism 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f488c50045 Sun, 14 Dec 2025 10:35:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/dr-eric-r-mandel/can-trump-ban-the-brotherhood-while-ignoring-turkish-and-qatari-islamism Why America benefits from Israel’s shift to pre-emption https://www.jns.org/opinion/dr-eric-r-mandel/why-america-benefits-from-israels-shift-to-pre-emption 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f488c20062 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 18:00:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/dr-eric-r-mandel/why-america-benefits-from-israels-shift-to-pre-emption Rethinking objectivity: How Israel is framed in contemporary media https://www.jns.org/opinion/dr-eric-r-mandel/rethinking-objectivity-how-israel-is-framed-in-contemporary-media 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f48522008b Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:11:27 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/dr-eric-r-mandel/rethinking-objectivity-how-israel-is-framed-in-contemporary-media US and Israel’s strikes on Iran have unmasked a power vacuum https://www.jns.org/opinion/dr-eric-r-mandel/us-and-israels-strikes-on-iran-have-unmasked-a-power-vacuum 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f485210069 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:00:24 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/dr-eric-r-mandel/us-and-israels-strikes-on-iran-have-unmasked-a-power-vacuum Political, social and diplomatic possibilities within reach for Syria and Lebanon https://www.jns.org/opinion/dr-eric-r-mandel/political-social-and-diplomatic-possibilities-within-reach-for-syria-and-lebanon 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f48520008d Sun, 01 Jun 2025 01:30:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/dr-eric-r-mandel/political-social-and-diplomatic-possibilities-within-reach-for-syria-and-lebanon Israel’s Unit 669 and the scars its members hide https://www.jns.org/opinion/dr-eric-r-mandel/israels-unit-669-and-the-scars-its-members-hide 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f4851e0004 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 20:45:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/dr-eric-r-mandel/israels-unit-669-and-the-scars-its-members-hide Can the US avoid a confrontation with Shi’ite and Sunni jihadists? https://www.jns.org/opinion/dr-eric-r-mandel/can-the-us-avoid-a-confrontation-with-shiite-and-sunni-jihadists 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f481200033 Mon, 20 Jan 2025 19:55:16 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/dr-eric-r-mandel/can-the-us-avoid-a-confrontation-with-shiite-and-sunni-jihadists