U.S. doctrine has for decades been a commitment to maintain Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge (in Pentagon-speak, the QME). Middle East Quarterly has just released a provocative but thoughtful piece by two currently-serving analysts on the Joint Staff arguing that the way in which the Pentagon calculates the QME should change, and that it is in both Washington’s and Jerusalem’s interest to ensure that the moderate Arab states are better armed.

The full piece is here.