John Allen(Moderator, former NATO commander in Afghanistan, & Strategic Advisor to Microsoft)•Amos Yadlin(Panelist, MIND Israel | Former Head, Israel’s Defense Intelligence)•David Petraeus(Panelist, Partner, KKR; Chairman, KKR Global Institute)
Executive Summary
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Concerns Raised
The unsustainable expenditure rate of advanced munitions and the challenging economics of missile defense ('missile math').
The difficulty of effectively countering swarms of low-cost drones.
The inability to achieve the political goal of regime change through air power alone, with no appetite for a ground invasion.
Disruptions to global oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.
Delays in delivering critical defense systems like Patriot interceptors to allies like Taiwan due to high consumption.
Opportunities Identified
Decisively weakening the Iranian regime and its network of proxies across the Middle East.
Forging a new, stronger regional security architecture between Israel and moderate Arab states.
Demonstrating US and allied military superiority and resolve to global adversaries like China and Russia.
Creating conditions for a more stable Middle East, potentially making the Israeli-Palestinian conflict easier to resolve.