Daniel Nisman

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Jul 4, 2014, 1:13 PM

Hamas wins this round

At the time of writing, a destabilizing conflagration in the Gaza Strip appears to have been narrowly diverted. Unless Israel is readying a surprise attack (as it has done in the past), Hamas is set to accept Jerusalem’s offer...

Jun 12, 2014, 9:10 AM

Why Khamenei loses big from any nuclear deal

Nearly 12 years have passed since an Iranian dissident group first exposed the construction of two secret nuclear facilities – the Arak heavy water reactor and the Natanz uranium enrichment facility. Since then, these two sites, along with the...

May 23, 2014, 9:16 AM

Are Arab-Christians warming up to Israel?

Hopes of a new alliance could be dashed if Jewish extremist hate crimes continue unchecked

Dec 10, 2013, 7:15 AM

Will Iran’s covert war continue?

This was co-authored with Mathew Markman, intelligence analyst specializing in Lebanese and Syrian affairs at Max Security Solutions. They say old habits die hard. For Iran's elite Quds Force, the secretive external branch of the Revolutionary Guard, the habits of subversion and mafia-style...

Nov 6, 2012, 9:27 AM

Israel and Syria: a nightmare scenario

By misstep or by design, Assad's forces could shatter the peace

Nov 1, 2012, 10:11 AM

The awkward relationship: America and Algeria

The US simply can’t afford to ruffle any feathers in the Arab world’s last dictatorship

Aug 27, 2012, 2:38 AM

Why Netanyahu can’t sell a unilateral strike on Iran

Instead of appealing to Israelis' hearts with rhetoric about a 'second holocaust,' perhaps the PM should be speaking to their pockets -- where an Iranian nuke will really take its toll

Jul 25, 2012, 2:36 PM

Who’s afraid of regional war?

Not Nasrallah and Hezbollah, who have tied their fate to the Assad regime -- and its stockpile of chemical weapons

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The author is a security and political analyst.