If Israel decides on a major campaign in Lebanon to remove the threat from Hezbollah, the US should have its ally’s back, write Scowcroft Center’s Jonathan Rosenstein and Eliana Aiken. Read more. ⬇️ atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

🧵 President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly selected Mike Waltz (Ambassador Mike Waltz) as his national security advisor. Waltz spoke at the Atlantic Council last month on the future of US foreign policy. Follow this thread for insights from his conversation with Matthew Kroenig:

An Israeli legislator submitted a proposal to the Knesset to transfer all the Russian weapons that were found in south Lebanon in #Hezbollah warehouses to #Ukraine. Very good

Initial reactions: Bad night for Putin. Much worse night for Khamenei. Feels like good news for US/Israel tonight. Still very possible that bad news follows. Don’t just focus on Syria itself. Start thinking about where else a combined Russian-Iranian weakness can be exploited.

The Muslim Brotherhood axis (Turkey and Qatar) gained power and territory tonight. They did so in the blink of an eye. Now we wait to see what they do next. Was this the whole game or was it a first move? There is more than one nearly collapsed state in the region to target.

BREAKING: UN Watch has released parts of a 150-page dossier showing high-level UNRWA staff who are complicit with terrorists and meet with them regularly. 🧵 By Beth W. Bailey Fox News: foxnews.com/world/new-repo…

The threat is “real and growing.” Ellie Cook of Newsweek reveals key insights from a new Atlantic Council report on missile defense gaps. Read it here: bit.ly/41YVwAp

NEW REPORT | “Nuclear priorities for the Trump administration: A time to decide” Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig and Jonathan Rosenstein lay out strategic priorities for the Trump administration in the nuclear enterprise, arms control, force-sizing, and missile

I’m old enough to remember when experts said a strike on Iran’s nuclear program would lead to a “rally around the flag” effect and strengthen the regime.