Jonathan Schanzer

Jonathan Schanzer is the senior vice president for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

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A child points at a mural depicting Palestinian fighters and a captured Israeli soldier in Gaza, on Dec. 11, 2021.
A child points at a mural depicting Palestinian fighters and a captured Israeli soldier in Gaza, on Dec. 11, 2021.

Iran-Hezbollah Intelligence Center May Help Hamas Target Israel

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Jonathan Schanzer
Palestinian woman walks past election mural in Gaza.
Palestinian woman walks past election mural in Gaza.

The Return of Palestinian Politics

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Jonathan Schanzer
A member of the U.S. Air Force keeps watch over the runway at Kandahar Air Field in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Sept. 9, 2017.
A member of the U.S. Air Force keeps watch over the runway at Kandahar Air Field in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Sept. 9, 2017.

The Dangerous Illusion of Restraining U.S. Power

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Jonathan Schanzer, Mark Dubowitz
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (C), Bahrain's King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa (R) and Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah attend a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) informal summit in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah on May 31, 2016.(STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (C), Bahrain's King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa (R) and Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah attend a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) informal summit in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah on May 31, 2016.(STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)

Kuwait and Oman Are Stuck in Arab No Man’s Land

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Jonathan Schanzer, Varsha Koduvayur
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It Just Got Easier for Iran to Fund Terrorism

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Jonathan Schanzer, Mark Dubowitz
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If a Palestinian Minister Falls and No One Is Around to Hear It…

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Jonathan Schanzer, Grant Rumley
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Hamas’s Main Man From Turkey to Tehran

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Jonathan Schanzer, Grant Rumley
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THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images

Jerusalem, on a Knife’s Edge

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Jonathan Schanzer
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PPO Handout/Getty Images

Lying Down With Dogs

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Jonathan Schanzer, Michael Argosh
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Mohammed Salem-Pool/Getty Images

Hamas’s BFFs

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Jonathan Schanzer
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Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP/Getty Images

The Teenagers’ Revolt

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Jonathan Schanzer
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MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images

If All Else Fails, Blame the Israelis

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Jonathan Schanzer, Merve Tahiroglu
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ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images

Turkey’s Teflon Don

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Jonathan Schanzer, Emanuele Ottolenghi
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AFP/Getty Images

An Edge in the Desert

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Jonathan Schanzer
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GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images

Iran’s Turkish Gold Rush

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Jonathan Schanzer, Mark Dubowitz
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