Today, we turn to the Mediterranean — and to a voice that carries the weight of experience at the highest levels of American and allied leadership.
Our focus is an important analysis published in the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune by General James L. Jones — a four-star Marine Corps General, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, former Commander of U.S. European Command, and former National Security Advisor to the President of the United States.
Libya and the Return of Strategic Leadership in the Mediterranean
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February 2026
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