Ali Khamenei And Vladimir Putin
Be wary of Iran, silent partner in the anti-West club
The Australian – 21 July 2022   Vladimir...
Essay: Diplomatic Delusions
Applying the lessons of Ukraine to Iran and...
Chinese President Xi Jinping (Credit: Shutterstock)
China makes strides in the Middle East
Update from AIJAC   02/22 #02   This...
YouTube sensation (in Israel) Xi Xiaoqi, known as “Chinese Itzik” (Screenshot)
Essay: Chinese Itzik comes to Haifa
Beijing’s courtship of Israel has been canny and...
Taliban military parade (screenshot)
The Taliban are losing the fight against Islamic State
The Strategist –  6 December 2021  In what...
Afghanistan is more than 3,000 km from Israel, but the Jewish state will nonetheless find itself more alone in dealing with regional threats after the US withdrawal (Credit: Shutterstock)
Afghan Aftermath
Israel’s Changing Strategic Situation   Recently, I spoke...
The Afghanistan-based Khorasan Province of the Islamic State (source: Wikimedia Commons)
How Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban increases the global terrorism threat
The Strategist – 6 September 2021   The...
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Australia’s Performance in a Challenging and Changing World – Alexander Downer
The Hon. Alexander Downer AC addressed a range...
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The strategic implications of the China-Iran deal 
On March 27, China and Iran announced a...
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi signing the Iran–China 25-year Cooperation Program in Teheran on March 27 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
An Iran-China Alliance?
Update from AIJAC   04/21 #01    On...
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Asia Watch: Balancing Act
  Israel is but one among many middle...
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Interview: AIJAC’s Ahron Shapiro with SBS Radio’s Nitza Lowenstein on what a Biden Administration may mean for Israel, Iran and the Peace Process
Ahron Shapiro: Shalom, I am Ahron Shapiro, a...