Israel’s New Strategic Opportunity

Israeli Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir meets with CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper. Photo credit: via REUTERS.

Israel’s 2022 integration into the US regional military command for the Middle East, CENTCOM, is a game changer. It is not a formal alliance, yet provides many of the advantages of a defense treaty: stronger deterrence, coordinated defense with other US allies in the region, deeper strategic depth, and the capacity for joint action, while […]