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David Wurmser

David Wurmser, Ph.D., an American foreign-policy specialist, is a Fellow at the Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy. He served as Middle East adviser to former Vice President Dick Cheney.

The Middle East as seen from 250 miles above in this April 14, 2016 photo from the International Space Station. Countries seen, from left, along the Mediterranean coast include Egypt, Gaza, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. Credit: NASA via Wikimedia Commons.

Reflections on the outlandish: Navigating the strategic earthquake in the fertile crescent

It is strategically wise to consider now how one handles the disintegration of Syria.

David Wurmser

Dec. 1, 2024

An Israeli Air Force fighter jet taking off for a mission. Credit: IAF.

Assessment of Israel’s ‘Operation Days of Repentance’

Do the negatives of the strike on Iran outweigh the positives?

David Wurmser

Oct. 27, 2024

Hundreds of Iranians take part in a protest against the killing of Hamas terrorist leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, on July 31, 2024. Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images.

Iran now faces a Hobson’s choice

The impotence of a regime whose sole currency is based on a reign of terror is being exposed.

David Wurmser

Aug. 1, 2024

Exterior of the U.S. State Department's Harry S. Truman Building in May 2024. Credit: Linda D. Epstein/U.S. State Department.

Why the White House turned on Israel

The rift is all about the U.S. State Department’s desire to reassert control.

David Wurmser

May 9, 2024

B-25 Mitchell bombers onboard the “USS Hornet” (CV-8) aircraft carrier during the Doolittle Raid operation; April 18, 1942. Credit: U.S. Navy via Wikimedia Commons.

Israel needs a Doolittle Raid

Israel may possess tactical superiority in every theater, but it lacks strategic initiative and control in all of them. Iran is still driving everything.

David Wurmser and Yair Ansbacher

Nov. 26, 2023

Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on April 26, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Despite invite, Biden and Netanyahu on collision course

Why now? Among other things, the U.S. administration is losing its domestic footing on Iran.

David Wurmser

July 17, 2023

Iranians demand freedom, Oct. 10, 2022. Source: Twitter.

The Iranian protesters have a secret weapon

The cult of martyrdom and death fostered by the ayatollahs has backfired, and may well destroy them.

David Wurmser

Dec. 20, 2022

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes President Joe Biden at Ben-Gurion Airport, Oct. 18, 2023. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO.

Situation Report: Joe Biden’s Middle East trip

While virtually no one was pleased by the outcome of the president’s trip, Israel, Saudi Arabia and the UAE came away the biggest losers.

David Wurmser

July 19, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden on the phone with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan about ongoing efforts to safely drawdown the civilian footprint in Afghanistan. Source: White House/Twitter.

The United States is faltering as the ‘strong horse’ of the Middle East

Israel must step up and show its neighbors that it is strong and self-confident.

David Wurmser

July 10, 2022