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Shoshana Bryen is senior director of the Jewish Policy Center in Washington D.C.
Her books, available on Amazon, include:
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*Essays in Technology, Security and Strategy (with Stephen Bryen and Rebecca Abrams)
*Essays in Technology, Security and Stategy, Vol. 2 (with Stephen Bryen and Rebecca Abrams)
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By Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, two Syrian government Su-24 airplanes bombed the Kurdish-held areas of the city of Hasakah. The attack was unexpected. The Kurds have operated semi-autonomously in Syria because their pressure on ISIS has been helpful to Damascus, and because the Kurdish agenda has been primarily regional […]
By Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States was humiliated this week when the USS Nitze came under simulated attack by four Iranian missile and torpedo-equipped speedboats in international waters. Despite American warnings, radio calls, flares and foghorns, two of the boats came within a few hundred yards of the Nitze.
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. Bryen, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Russian warplanes took off this week from Iran to hit targets in Syria. Russia has used Iranian bases for refueling and resupply in the past, but this is its first bombing mission from the Islamic Republic — it is also the first foreign military operation to take place from Iranian soil
The U.S. must decide its policy in Syria Read More »
International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is an agreement between two parties — in this case, the governments of Israel and the United States. It is less than a treaty, more than a handshake. The first MOU was signed in 1981, recognizing “the common bonds of friendship between the United States
U.S. – Israel MOU is unbalanced Read More »
Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Let’s not waste time. At the direction of President Obama, the United States of America gave $400 million to Iran – it was Iran’s money, after all, Obama said. In an unrelated move, Iran released four American hostages: a newspaper reporter, a former Marine, a Christian pastor, and a
Iran seizes Western hostages, yet wants cooperation Read More »
International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States runs its air operations against ISIS in Iraq from Incirlik Air Base in Turkey. The base, used by other NATO forces as well, is not American. It is Turkish, and the U.S. needs government permission to fly from there. Since the 15 July coup
U.S. should remove its H-bombs from Turkey Read More »
International, Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. BryenBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The naming of Boris Johnson as Britain’s Foreign Minister set off in his home country a storm of name-calling and hand-wringing that approximates the Democrat reaction to Donald Trump. Without wading into British politics, there is one specific incident that the Daily Mail called an impolitic “gaffe” that should be
The Boris Johnson – Mahmoud Abbas feud Read More »
International, Middle East, Shoshana BryenBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration has announced that it will not cut the U.S. troop deployment in Afghanistan to 5,000 as planned, but will leave 8,400 soldiers to support the Afghan government in its fight against the Taliban. President Obama said, “Compared to the 100,000 troops we once had there, today, fewer
What is rationale for U.S. troops now abroad? Read More »
International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Congress has passed a $576 billion Defense Appropriations bill for 2016 with a wide and bipartisan majority: 282-138, according to Defense News. The Obama administration takes issue with various parts of the bill, including presenting a six-page memo specifically calling for the elimination of Congress’s allocation of $635 million
U.S. instigated Israel’s defensive missile program Read More »
Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the establishment of the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUX), Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is putting a lot of effort into building a relationship with Silicon Valley, hoping some — but not too much — of the region’s entrepreneurial, cutting-edge methods rub off on the
Tap military reserves, not Silicon Valley, for cyber help Read More »
Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. Bryen, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The week of Israel’s 68th anniversary, NATO invited Israel and three other countries to “establish diplomatic missions to NATO headquarters.” This is not NATO membership, something to which Israel does not aspire, but recognition that Israel has something to offer the Atlantic Alliance. Prime Minister Netanyahu said, “The
The advantages Israel brings to NATO Read More »
International, Middle East, Shoshana BryenLet There be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World by Seth M. Siegel; Thomas Dunne Book, 2015. 352 pp. $27.99 By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — This book will make you cry. Or stamp your feet or beat your head against a wall. The narrative is familiar. Israel, a (once) poor country in the middle of an
Arab politics preclude solving people’s water needs Read More »
Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, The World We ShareBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Chinese Ambassador Liu Jieyi, who held the April UN Security Council presidency, announced last week that the status of the Golan Heights “remains unchanged.” That is, of course, true — like the old “Saturday Night Live” running gag, “Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.” He meant it belongs to Syria,
Golan Heights will remain Israeli Read More »
Middle East, Shoshana BryenBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. – Turkish sources assert that Turkish-Israeli governmental relations are about to come out of the deep freeze. But this is a reflection of Turkey’s regional unpopularity and glides over Turkish demands for Israel to end the blockade of Gaza. To meet Turkey’s condition, Israel would have to abandon the security
Israel need not normalize relations with Turkey Read More »
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