JL;DR SUMMARY Robert Blackwill, along with Walter B. Slocombe, authors of a paper titled "Israel: A Strategic Asset for the United States," argue that the alliance between the U.S. and Israel is crucial for shared national interests, citing Israel's contributions like counter-proliferation efforts, military technology, intelligence cooperation, and missile defense. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.