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Assaf Orion


Assaf Orion is a retired Israeli brigadier general and the Liz and Mony Rueven international fellow with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Latest Content

  1. Observation ·

    Israel’s Attack on Iran Is Reshaping the Middle East

    By Jonathan Silver, Elliott Abrams, Amiad Cohen, Assaf Orion, John Spencer

    Operation Rising Lion.

    Israel’s Attack on Iran Is Reshaping the Middle East
  2. Response ·

    Watch the Recording of Our Event on Israel’s Place Between the U.S. and China

    By Assaf Orion, David Feith, Elliott Abrams, Jonathan Schachter

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Watch the Recording of Our Event on Israel’s Place Between the U.S. and China
  3. Monthly Essay ·

    No, Israel Isn’t Falling Into China’s Orbit

    By Assaf Orion

    Much has been made about the Jewish state’s growing ties with China. But those ties are loosening, and if a new cold war is in the offing, Jerusalem won’t be on Beijing’s side.

    No, Israel Isn’t Falling Into China’s Orbit
  4. Observation ·

    Did the Recent War Between Israel and Hamas Help Iran or Hurt It?

    By Ray Takeyh, Assaf Orion

    Two top analysts talk about how Iran sees the region these days, and especially how it thinks about its friends and its enemies.

    Did the Recent War Between Israel and Hamas Help Iran or Hurt It?
  5. Response ·

    How to Reframe the American-Israeli Alliance in a New Age of Great-Power Competition

    By Assaf Orion

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    How to Reframe the American-Israeli Alliance in a New Age of Great-Power Competition