With US-Iran talks unfolding under live fire, Washington must extract ironclad commitments on nuclear disarmament, missile limits, and economic pressure – or risk watching the regime recover.
Israeli grand strategy, superpower relations, Abraham Accords, Palestinian-Israeli relations, internal security and governance
Head of the Misgav Institute for National Security & Zionist Strategy. Served as Israel’s national security advisor and head of the National Security Council between 2017 and 2021 and played a key role in negotiating the Abraham Accords. Prior to that he served for 30 years in the Israel Security Agency (the Shin Bet), heading three divisions: Counter Terrorism, Cyber Defense, and the Southern Command. Was awarded the US Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.
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Meir Ben Shabbat: Washington’s first objective in any arrangement with Iran must be to prevent the regime from recovering quickly. Any agreement should include sanctions and diplomatic isolation of Iran, …
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Meir Ben Shabbat: The idea is that the internal struggle that is supposed to bring about regime change will occur when the regime has been battered and destabilized, its command-and-control …
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