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America, Israel, and the Right to Self-Defense

America, Israel, and the Right to Self-Defense
An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, on April 14, 2024. Amir Cohen/Reuters
Anders Corr
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Unfortunately, Iran made a bad choice on April 13. It launched over 300 drones and missiles at Israel, a U.S. defense ally. This is the latest in a series of Iranian attacks, including via its terrorist organization, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and its other terrorist proxies in Gaza, Lebanon, and Yemen.

Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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