Copyright 2026 Jonathan Schanzer Sat, 09 May 2026 09:01:05 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jonathan Schanzer :: Writings http://schanzer.pundicity.com js@defenddemocracy.org (Jonathan Schanzer) webmaster@pundicity.com en-us http://schanzer.pundicity.com/31405/the-final-lebanon-war Thu, 7 May 2026 09:00:00 EST Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that peace between Israel and Lebanon is "imminently achievable"—if Beirut can finally confront Hezbollah. But even as Washington presses the two governments toward unprecedented security understandings, Israel... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/31393/the-race-to-build-america-and-israel-missile Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:00:00 EST The U.S. ceasefire with Iran may be about to end – or not. Ceasefires, regardless of their length, are often much more than simply a pause in combat. Unfortunately, they are also often a starting gun for a competitive sprint in which the combatants seek... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/31392/america-ambassador-to-turkey-is-undermining-us Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:00:00 EST U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack raised eyebrows last weekend at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum when he stated, "Turkey is not a country to be messed with," — a remark intended to blame Israel for heightened tensions between Ankara and Jerusalem. Blood... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/31389/what-victory-looks-like-when-your-foe-wont Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:00 EST The domestic debate around the meaning of what would constitute victory in the current military conflict with Iran is nearly as fierce as the fighting itself. Part of this stems from the personage of the commander in chief. For some, no war fought by... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/31324/regime-change-without-nation-building Wed, 1 Apr 2026 09:00:00 EST America and Israel are at war with Iran, a fact that should be neither shocking nor surprising. Both countries have been targeted by the Islamic Republic since its inception in 1979. Both countries have engaged in painful battles with the regime's... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/31330/blacklisting-the-brotherhood Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST The Trump administration made history on November 24, 2025, when it issued an executive order calling for the U.S. government to designate "certain Muslim Brotherhood chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/31305/beware-turkey-ambitions-in-the-post-iran-power Thu, 5 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST The US military and the Israeli Defense Forces continue unleashing their might on the Iranian regime — and precise intelligence, overwhelming firepower and a bit of good luck could soon usher the downfall of the Islamic Republic. Many are asking about... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/31225/the-mission-behind-trump-board-of-peace Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:00:00 EST President Trump is making big moves the world over. From nabbing Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro to threatening the conquest of Greenland to pushing for a Ukraine-Russia cease-fire, Trump's foreign policy plate is full. The World Economic Forum annual... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/31191/bust-heard-round-the-world Sun, 4 Jan 2026 09:00:00 EST The Trump admin­is­tra­tion's cap­ture of Venezuelan dic­tator Nicolás Maduro on Sat­urday was a US vic­tory on two fronts: the war on drugs and the great-power com­pet­i­tion with China and Rus­sia. For years, the war on drugs has been fought at home,... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/31113/hamas-is-failing-trump-cease-fire-plan-and Sat, 22 Nov 2025 09:00:00 EST Ezzat al-Reshq, a spokesman for the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, denied reports Saturday that his group was walking away from the Gaza cease-fire brokered by President Trump. Al-Reshq's statement came amidst a flurry of news out of Gaza. It began... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/31015/the-calculable-costs-of-israel-wars Tue, 11 Nov 2025 09:00:00 EST By its nature, war imposes incalculable costs. There is no way to put a price on the tragic loss of a son, a daughter, a parent, or a spouse. Nor is there any good way to measure the psychological costs of war, either on those who bear its burdens... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/29051/the-new-middle-east-and-the-challenges-to-israel Mon, 20 Oct 2025 09:00:00 EST Behold, the Guardian of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. —PSALM 121:4 The last live hostages are out of Gaza. Hamas is battered and bloodied. Indeed, all of Israel's regional foes are worse off than they were two years ago. President Donald Trump... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/28981/israel-doha-strike-may-have-turned-the-tide Sun, 5 Oct 2025 09:00:00 EST Khalil Al-Hayya made his first public appearance on Saturday night. The chief Hamas negotiator, who is also described by the terrorist organization as the leader of Hamas in Gaza, looked less than excited to be featured on Qatari television. He lost his... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/28884/the-united-states-should-be-prudent-regarding-al Thu, 18 Sep 2025 09:00:00 EST When former al-Qaeda leader Ahmad al-Sharaa rose to power in Damascus with the fall of the Assad regime in 2024, the Muslim Brotherhood believed that its fortunes had changed. Long banned under the Assad regime, the Islamist group expected to stage an... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/28824/to-lose-a-war Sun, 14 Sep 2025 09:00:00 EST The Taliban rose to power in Afghanistan in the 1990s. It achieved international notoriety for hosting al Qaeda through the September 11, 2001, attacks. These zealous Islamists were toppled from power by U.S. forces and our Afghan allies shortly after...