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Understanding the Israel-UAE Deal

Understanding the Israel-UAE Deal

Alon Pinkas returns to Covert Contact for a quick dive on the drivers behind the deal and what it means for the region.

Israel and The United States: Past, Present, and Future with Alon Pinkas

Israel and The United States: Past, Present, and Future with Alon Pinkas

Alon joins Covert Contact to look at the state of the relationship, look at where it could (and should) evolve, and to dive into some of the socio-political dynamics that shape the relationship and how it is viewed from both sides.

Bullets of Palestine

Bullets of Palestine

Author Howard Kaplan returns to Covert Contact to discuss Bullets of Palestine (the second novel in his Jerusalem Spy Series), chronic tensions in the Middle East, the prospect for reconciliation, Abu Nidal, and his approach to writing.

Beyond Russia: Overlooked Counterintelligence Threats

Beyond Russia: Overlooked Counterintelligence Threats

Russian intelligence presents a significant challenge for the United States but it is far from the only threat. There are dozens of nations and non-state actors actively collecting against us at any given time.

Violence in Israel Continues as Leaders Fail to De-Escalate Latest Crisis

Violence in Israel Continues as Leaders Fail to De-Escalate Latest Crisis

Brooklyn Middleton is an American Political and Security Risk Analyst currently based in New York City. She has written for Al Arabiya and has also published in Turkish and Israeli publications. She recently finished her MA thesis on Ayatollah Khomeini’s influence on the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group, completing

U.S. and European Airlines Halt Flights to Tel Aviv

U.S. and European Airlines Halt Flights to Tel Aviv

I absolutely understand the concern raised by this single small rocket. The entire world has endured a miserable, helpless, gruesome week observing the aftermath of Malaysian Air Flight 17. If you think airline executives and aviation bureaucrats feel human emotions, and I suspect at least some of them do, then

Anthony Bourdain Talks Travel, Food, and War

Anthony Bourdain Talks Travel, Food, and War

I’ve never met anyone interested in the world around them who isn’t terribly envious of Anthony Bourdain. Fans of his books [http://www.amazon.com/Anthony-Bourdain/e/B001H6GY4C/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1405910889&sr=8-2-ent] and shows like No Reservations [http://www.travelchannel.com/tv-shows/

Life at Mossad Headquarters

Life at Mossad Headquarters

Michael Ross was born in Canada and served as a soldier in a combat unit of the Israel Defence Forces prior to being recruited as a “combatant,” (a term designating a deep-cover operative tasked with working in hostile milieus) in Israel’s legendary secret intelligence service, the Mossad [http://www.

IAF Intercepts UAV in Israeli Airspace

IAF Intercepts UAV in Israeli Airspace

It’s an impressive bit of video [http://youtu.be/vpmTiO8OakA] but little is known [http://www.jpost.com/VideoArticles/Video/Article.aspx?id=286845] about the drone or its origins: > From the moment that it was identified, a squadron of F-16I fighter jets were scrambled from the Ramon

Former Mossad Combatant Michael Ross Looks Back - and Forward

Former Mossad Combatant Michael Ross Looks Back - and Forward

Michael Ross was born in Canada and served as a soldier in a combat unit of the Israel Defence Forces prior to being recruited as a “combatant,” (a term designating a deep-cover operative tasked with working in hostile milieus) in Israel’s legendary secret intelligence service, the Mossad [http://www.

American Fairness, Justice, and Mercy

American Fairness, Justice, and Mercy

The pro-Pollard buzz that was building in the Israeli press, blogs, and social media channels throughout last year has culminated in an official plea from Netanyahu [http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/copy-of-netanyahu-s-letter-to-obama-requesting-clemency-for-jonathan-pollard-1.335224] : > I know that the United States is a country based on fairness, justice and mercy.