Michael Eisenstadt

Michael Eisenstadt is the Kahn Fellow and director of the Military and Security Studies Program at The Washington Institute. A specialist in Persian Gulf and Arab-Israel security affairs, he has published widely on both irregular and conventional warfare as well as nuclear weapons proliferation in the Middle East. He served for twenty-six years as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve with active-duty stints in Iraq, Israel, and Turkey. His recent publications include Deterring Iran in the Gray...See more

Michael Eisenstadt is the Kahn Fellow and director of the Military and Security Studies Program at The Washington Institute. A specialist in Persian Gulf and Arab-Israel security affairs, he has published widely on both irregular and conventional warfare as well as nuclear weapons proliferation in the Middle East. He served for twenty-six years as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve with active-duty stints in Iraq, Israel, and Turkey. His recent publications include Deterring Iran in the Gray Zone: Insights from Four Decades of Conflict and Beyond Forever Wars and Great Power Competition: Rethinking the U.S. Military Role in the Middle East, both published by The Washington Institute in 2021. See less