Jewish Institute for National Security of America
The Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) is dedicated to advancing U.S. national security interests in the Middle East, of which a critical pillar is a robust U.S.-Israel security relationship. JINSA believes that Israel is the most capable and critical U.S. security partner in the 21st century and that a strong America is the best guarantor of Western civilization. JINSA advances its mission by conducting both educational programs that build ties among American, Israeli and other Middle Eastern partner military leaders, along with in-depth research and actionable recommendations to influence U.S. policy. JINSA is a non-partisan, 501c(3) organization.www.jinsa.org
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Oct 28, 2026
Brian KilmeadeHOST
Not a big surprise.
Brian KilmeadeHOST
Michael Makovsky is with us in studio, president, CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America and a leading Washington think tank, D.C.-based policy and educational organization.
Brian KilmeadeHOST
So, Michael, first off, on that question I put to Scott Besson, do you think kinetic action is inevitable at this point?
Michael MakovskyGUEST
Yeah, first of all, Brian, thanks for having me in studio today.
David FrothinghamNARRATOR
The military has developed plans for heavy strikes and has concentrated f-- more forces in the region and will soon have three aircraft carrier groups positioned there.
David FrothinghamNARRATOR
Quote, While Trump is unpredictable, there are certainly signs that he might hit Iran hard after the midterm vote, said Michael Makovsky, the president and chie-chief executive of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America, a hawkish think tank in Washington.
David FrothinghamNARRATOR
Mr. Trump may hold out slim hope for striking a deal before Election Day, Mr. Makovsky added, but he doesn't seem to think it's likely.
David FrothinghamNARRATOR
Mr. Trump has both accepted and rejected the idea that electoral politics influences war plans.
David FrothinghamNARRATOR
The military has developed plans for heavy strikes and has concentrated more forces in the region and will soon have three aircraft carrier groups positioned there.
David FrothinghamNARRATOR
Quote, while Trump is unpredictable, there are certainly signs that he might hit Iran hard after the midterm vote, said Michael Makovsky, the president and chief executive of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America, a hawkish think tank in Washington.
David FrothinghamNARRATOR
Mr. Trump may hold out slim hope for striking a deal before election day, Mr. Makovsky added, but he doesn't seem to think it's likely.
David FrothinghamNARRATOR
Mr. Trump has both accepted and rejected the idea that electoral politics influences war plans.
Margarita LyadovaHOST
Yeah.
Margarita LyadovaHOST
That's actually what I get asked a lot by, you know, my friends or people in the JINSA world, and I'm, like, hearing you speak, and I see myself in you because the reason that I'm able to do what I do with so much joy and gratitude and no resentment is because of that separation of church and state-
Lindsay PinchukGUEST
Yes
Margarita LyadovaHOST
... that I think is so important.
Martha MacCallumHOST
Trey, thank you very much.
Martha MacCallumHOST
Joining me now, retired Four-Star General Charles Wald, former US European Command deputy commander and fellow at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America, and retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward, former deputy commander of US Central Command and member of the Iran Policy Project at JINSA.
Martha MacCallumHOST
Great to have both of you, um, with us.
Martha MacCallumHOST
Uh, General Wald, let me start with you, and I wanna, uh, bring up call floor number three.
Piers MorganHOST
He's a political scientist and global security scholar.
Piers MorganHOST
Uh, Robert Harwood, he's the former deputy commander of US Central Command, a member of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America's Iran Policy Project.
Piers MorganHOST
Alan Eyre, the former Persian spokesman for the US State Department, and Aram Rastee, the analyst and journalist with The Gray Zone.
Piers MorganHOST
So a stellar panel to, uh, talk about what is turning out to be a very consequential week potentially.
Griff JenkinsHOST
Clearly, on a political level, it's impacting the midterms, but on a larger level, President Trump making clear that he is, has a, uh, an end goal in mind that, uh, history may yet prove to be a game changer in the Middle East, replacing chaos, violence, and terrorism with commerce, and something that we haven't seen in most of our adult lifetimes.
Griff JenkinsHOST
Joining us now is Michael Makovsky, the CEO, president of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America, JINSA, a great leading Washington-based think tank that, uh, understands these things.
Griff JenkinsHOST
And, and Michael, you know, uh, I look at what's happening in, uh, the case of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Houthis that are ramping up...
Griff JenkinsHOST
It is clear the Houthis are ramping up their attacks on Saudi Arabia, killing at least one American in this latest horrific attack.
speaker_2HOST
On Monday, the Treasury Department warned foreign financial institutions that they could face sanctions without advance notice if they kept transacting with sanctioned Iranian banks.
speaker_2HOST
And in a summary published by Jinsa, a Washington policy institute, the president was quoted as saying on Tuesday that Iran's second group of leaders were gone and that nobody knew who was running the country.
speaker_2HOST
That remark came from a single summary and was not independently verified here.
speaker_2HOST
Over to the water, where two very different pictures of the Strait of Hormuz competed again.
Yaron BrookHOST
Today, it's also true that, uh, Hamas and Iran marked the anniversary as a celebration.
Yaron BrookHOST
Now, there was a letter published today, um, I guess by, uh, JINSA.
Yaron BrookHOST
What does JINSA stand for? Let me just, let me just...
Yaron BrookHOST
I ca-- I don't remember what it just stands for.
Yaron BrookHOST
Uh, JINSA, the Jewish Institute for National Security of America, right? Open letter.
Yaron BrookHOST
Seventy-five plus retired US military leaders, legal experts rejecting the genocide claim.
Yaron BrookHOST
There were thirteen generals, twenty-seven lieutenant generals, nineteen major generals, five brigadier generals, all saying this is no genocide.
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