On June 10, 2013 JINSA hosted its first Iran Task Force panel at the National Press Club. The panel featured Amb. Dennis Ross, Amb. Eric Edelman, Dr. Ray Takeyh, Stephen Rademaker, and JINSA CEO Dr. Michael Makovsky. Click the video to watch the full discussion and look out for more material from JINSA's new Iran Task Force!

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Two separate Military Academies trips visited Israel this month. The Military Academies Program in Israel brings groups of cadets and midshipmen to Israel for a two-week program that imparts the reality of Israel, its past and recent history, its security requirements and the capabilities it brings to meeting its defense needs and supporting Western interests in a crucial part of the world. Check back soon for firsthand accounts from the cadets.  

JINSA CEO Dr. Michael Makovsky and Blaise Misztal, acting director of the Bipartisan Policy Center's foreign policy project, coauthored an article on how the lessons of the "redline" situation in Syria can be applied to Iran. The article originally appeared in The Weekly Standard.

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On June 23, 2013 the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by Lt. General David Deptula, USAF (ret.). General Deptula is an alumnus of JINSA's Generals and Admirals Trip to Israel as well as a member of our newly formed Iran Task Force.

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