Webinars

The View from Lebanon

https://youtu.be/R5eJ5juu-tg?si=wcvfoWWrOD1Dcs6P The transcript is available here In light of the recent dramatic events within Lebanon, our webinar with Ratnadeep Chakraborty has been postponed until further notice. Tomorrow’s webinar will now feature Dr. Walid Phares, an American scholar born in Beirut, and a Middle East expert. Dr. Phares will tell us what the view is from […]

Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah and Beyond: Looking at 5785 with Clear Eyes

https://youtu.be/GNT9AWuVluA?si=wjRjVbm5AYCBj9vv Transcript is available here. This past year has seen the longest war in Israel’s history. We have watched as Israel has tried to pick the pieces up from the tremendous and horrific devastation of October 7th. We marvel at the courage, determination, and resilience of the Israeli people, and especially of the brave men […]

U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges in a Dangerous World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zng2KAeYFtY The transcript will be available here Just eight days before Hamas' brutal invasion of Israel which resulted in 1200 Israelis butchered and 250 kidnapped to Gaza, U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan ignorantly stated, "The Middle East region is quieter today than it has been in two decades now." Had Sullivan been speaking during […]

The Media, Academia, and International Community’s Cognitive War on Israel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNR4kcDkix0   Transcript will be available here   The anti-Israel bias in the mainstream media, at the UN and other international organizations, and in academia is nothing new. What is, however, shocking, is the portrayal of Israel and demonization of a country trying to survive after a barbaric invasion of its homeland that resulted in […]

Updates from Israel’s Northern Front with Lieutenant Colonel Sarit Zehavi

https://youtu.be/dD3s0p7T2CE?si=OGYcXAbfm2Ny6XLk Transcript will be available here Ever since the barbaric attacks of October 7, 2023, the Iranian proxy Hezbollah has been itching to show solidarity with Hamas and get into the war. During this current war, Hezbollah has lobbied over 10,000 missiles into Israel, causing at least 60,000 to 70,000 Israelis to become internally displaced […]

India, Israel, and the Middle East

https://youtu.be/2fcafmOofR4?si=0QZapPZsW9iFlBKC     The transcript will be available here As global dynamics change, India has emerged more and more as a leading global power. But what does the rise of India mean for the Middle East and Israel in particular? And how does India view the region? Here to discuss the history and current state […]

Behnam Ben Taleblu on the Iranian Nuclear Program and Its Return to a Policy of “Murder for Hire”

https://youtu.be/KANNabi_gkI?si=VztxMJ1Y1kXNrL2p   The transcript will be available here Since the October 25th Israeli attack on an Iranian nuclear research facility in Parchin, how significant is the damage done to the Islamic Republic’s ability to strike out against Israel?  Does the Islamic Republic want to engage with the state of Israel and perhaps her allies in […]

SPECIAL WEBINAR: Navigating through the Syrian Complexity

https://youtu.be/2P6ToRLt2fc?si=lrIdDZyf-WNCxQVK     The transcript will be available here. The Syrian situation is not as facile as many in the United States would like to believe. Although the evolution of the rebel movement began with a few innocent children writing on the wall in the beginning of the Arab Spring of 2011, that “Assad must […]

The Battle for the Jewish State

https://youtu.be/LBMH_hUwhDE?si=wyTEwSvMPXwE4iBS     The transcript will be available here   On October 7th, 2023, Israel was ambushed by the Palestinian terrorist organization, Hamas. The attack, underwritten by the Islamic Republic of Iran, unleashed unspeakable terrors on the Israeli population, however, a legion of figures in academia, the media, international governmental and non-governmental organizations including the […]

Assad’s Downfall and Its Impact on Iran, Russia and Turkey

https://youtu.be/G_R9hdx80PU?si=eLXkljkNeYIe5qk3   The transcript will be available here Assad’s Downfall and Its Impact on Iran, Russia and Turkey Featuring: Professor Stephen Blank Please note change of date: Monday, December 16, 2024 Time: 12 noon After over 52 years of the reign of the House of Assad in Syria,  and a 13-year civil war, the Iranian and Russian […]