Michael Makovsky
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Iran
April 9, 2026
Iran's Next Move Is the Bomb—If the Regime Survives
As the United States and Israel continue to decimate Iran’s conventional capabilities, it becomes clearer that their campaign cannot stop until at...
Michael Makovsky • RealClearDefense
Iran
October 14, 2024
The Failure of Biden's 'Just Say Don't' Foreign Policy
“Don’t. ” That has been President Biden’s repeated message to Iran and Hezbollah in the year since Hamas attack Israel on October 7.
Michael Makovsky • RealClearDefense
Military Strategy
November 12, 2020
Shifting Israel to the Area of Responsibility (AOR) for U.S. Forces in the Middle East
For all the well-deserved attention surrounding the Abraham Accords between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain, the logical next move – one that would...
Michael Makovsky • RealClearDefense
Iran
September 15, 2020
F-35s to UAE Necessitates U.S. Ensure Israel's QME
Today’s White House lawn ceremony for new peace agreements between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, and Bahrain and Israel, marks the most...
Michael Makovsky • RealClearDefense
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