Jonathan Spyer

Jonathan Spyer is a senior research fellow at the Global Research in International Affairs Center, a fellow at the Middle East Forum, and a columnist at the Jerusalem Post. He is the author of The Transforming Fire: The Rise of the Israel-Islamist Conflict.

U.S. Blindspot Shows on the Iran Nuclear Deal
Administration still unconvinced of the danger of Iran’s regional ambitions
byJonathan Spyer
With Help From Tehran and Moscow, and Inaction by the U.S., Assad Is Poised To Stay
Thanks to outside forces waging a proxy battle in Syria, 2013 has become a year of attrition rather than endgames
byJonathan Spyer
Gas Masks and Soldiers in Anxious Tel Aviv
Syria crisis marks the end of a quiet Israeli summer
byJonathan Spyer
The Lesser of Syria’s Evils
Top Israeli military and intelligence analysts are divided over which side to back in Syria’s civil war
byJonathan Spyer
Arab Upheaval Reaches Israel
The rise of the Muslim Brotherhood and the civil war in Syria are bringing violence to Israel’s borders
byJonathan Spyer
Likud’s Late Grandfather
It’s the children of Irgun fighters who are known as princes of the Israeli right. But Benzion Netanyahu was a scholar, not an underground militant.
byJonathan Spyer
Among the Insurgents
Smuggled into Syria, a reporter finds that the Free Syrian Army lacks leadership but is fiercely united against Bashar al-Assad and Iran
byJonathan Spyer