Charles Wald

Jan 10, 2025 | msn.com | Eric Edelman |Charles Wald

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Jan 10, 2025 | thehill.com | Eric Edelman |Charles Wald

Historic events in Syria are heightening the stakes of another major Middle East crisis that already awaits President-elect Trump. Following its other recent losses in the region, the evaporation of Iran’s ally in Damascus will reinforce its motivation to finish working toward a nuclear weapon and redouble its efforts to ensnare the incoming administration in negotiations.

Apr 28, 2024 | nationalinterest.org | Michael Makovsky |Charles Wald

An obscure bureaucratic change enabled the extremely successful, coordinated defense of Israel against the recent Iranian attack. President Donald Trump’s January 2021 decision to transfer Israel to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) ensured the unprecedented Israeli-American-British-Arab collaboration that repelled 99 percent of Iran’s missiles and drones. Prior to 2021, Israel was to the U.S. European Command’s (EUCOM) area of responsibility.

Jan 17, 2024 | intpolicydigest.org | Charles Wald

For over four decades, the Western stance towards Iran has too often been marked by a regrettable inclination towards appeasement. Despite Western leaders articulating strong objections to Iran’s human rights violations, terrorist financing, and nuclear brinkmanship, these pronouncements have rarely been matched by meaningful action.