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Dr. Eric R. Mandel

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.

For the country north of Israel to escape permanent state failure, the restoration of a strong centralized government, free of Hezbollah’s coercion, is not optional but essential.
The Middle East isn’t stabilizing. It’s just between wars.
The U.S. should not abandon its Kurdish allies or withdraw its forces from the war-torn country.
Regime change is in the interests of the U.S. and the world.
Despite campus hostility, there are still many students willing to listen to facts and honest analysis.
At the moment, it’s unlikely, but closer ties are possible.
Australia’s claim that recognizing Israel’s capital would undermine a final settlement to the conflict is disingenuous.
The P.A. is a failure without a monopoly on the use of force.
The profound issue between America and Israel is how each interprets the Iranian threat. This is way beyond semantics.