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The battle for the lands of the caliphate
Soon after taking office, President Trump ordered his national security advisers to provide “a complete strategi...
Op-eds
The End of the Abbas Era
The closest the Israeli-Palestinian conflict got to an actual third intifada, or uprising, happened late this past month when Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas ...
Op-eds
Qatar vs. Saudi Arabia: How Iran and the Brotherhood Tore the Gulf Apart
The Gulf monarchies face the most serious crisis in their history. It is largely being covered as a diplomatic spat, since several Arab nations terminated their relations with Qatar on Monday to...
Op-eds
A bloody day in London town
“The Kafir’s Blood Is Halal For You, So Shed it.” That’s just one of the catchier headlines in a recent issue of ...
Op-eds
Protecting Palestine
Not long ago, I was talking to a Fatah official about Palestinian aspirations, especially his party’s sharp emotions about Hamas, the Palestinian fundamentalist movement that rules Gaza and...
Op-eds
Why Bibi’s Visits to Moscow Mean Bad News for Israel
Last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Russia for yet another meeting with president Vladimir Putin—his third such trip (and fourth meeti...
Op-eds
Treasury Department: Charity run by Scottish-born jihadist an al Qaeda ‘front organization’
At first blush, Al Rahmah Welfare Organization (RWO) is a charity that serves orphans, widows and the downtrodden in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria and elsewhere. The group’s web page and soc...
Op-eds
Saudi Textbooks Propagate Intolerance
Here we go again. According to a new government report, Saudi Arabia published yet another year’s worth of public school textbooks that promote hateful ideas. This represents only the...
Op-eds
No-Show at Camp David: What the Saudi King’s Snub Really Means
“I’ll see you next week.” According to a senior U.S. official, that’s what Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ...
Op-eds
Preaching Hate and Sectarianism in the Gulf
As Saudi Arabia expands its involvement in wars across the Middle East, the kingdom has given a platform to an extremist cleric who seems to believe this struggle is not...
Op-eds
The Case For Heresy
By now, you should be familiar with the name Ayaan Hirsi Ali. You should know at least this much about her: She is brilliant, beautiful, black and she has been banned near Boston. You mi...
Op-eds
Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood Splits in Two
Jordan’s seven-decade-old Muslim Brotherhood wing disbanded this week, leaving behind a...
Policy Briefs
Al Qaeda Uses ISIS to Try to Present Itself as Respectable, Even Moderate
In response to the Islamic State’s horrific burning of a pilot, the Jordanian government has released from prison one of the most influential al Qaeda-allied ideologues in the world...
Op-eds
Saudi King Salman’s Audacious Power Play
“You deserve more.” That’s what Saudi Arabia’s new King Salman tweeted to his peopl...
Op-eds
New Saudi King Won’t Change a Thing
Don’t buy the hype. Saudi Arabia’s new king is not a reformer, and his first acts as ruler confirm he will continue the royal family’s tradition of beggar-thy-neighbor energy po...
Op-eds
A Milestone for Saudi Oil Policy
For the last several years, oil produced in North America has generally sold for a cheaper price than oil imported from across the At...
Policy Briefs
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Extremism Will Continue to Block Peace in Syria
THE EDITORIAL “Peace...
Op-eds
Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood Seeks Help from Hamas
Last week, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), the Muslim Brotherhood’s wing in Jordan, wrote an open...
Policy Briefs
Saudi anti-Christian Sweep Prompts Calls For US Involvement
Dozens of Christians arrested at a prayer meeting in Saudi Arabia need America's help, according to a key lawmaker who is pressing the State Department on their behalf. Some 28 peop...