Barry Rubin: Israel is in Good Shape Because So Many Others Decided Not to Be

The following by Barry Rubin is reposted here with permission:

Israel is in Good Shape
Because So Many Others Decided Not to Be

By Barry Rubin

The more I think about Israel’s security situation at this moment, the better it looks. Obviously, this is counter-intuitive given the media bias, academic distortions, and campaigns for sanctions of various kinds. And, of course, Israel starts from a basis of facing far more security challenges than any other modern state. Still, by Israeli standards the outlook is good.

It’ll take a while to list all of the factors so let’s get started while the inkwell is still full.