Anwar Sadat
Blacklisting the Brotherhood
The Trump administration made history on November 24, 2025, when it issued an executive order calling for the U.S. government to designate “certain Muslim Brotherhood chapters as Foreign Terrorist...
Op-eds
Beware Turkey’s ambitions in the post-Iran power vacuum
The US military and the Israeli Defense Forces continue unleashing their might on the Iranian regime — and precise intelligence, overwhelming firepower and a bit of good luck could soon usher...
Op-eds
Patient Extremism: The Many Faces of the Muslim Brotherhood
Memos
Syria’s Agreement with Israel Is Not as Promising as Advertised
The world is celebrating the anticipated signing of a security agreement between Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Israel, hailed as evidence of Sharaa’s moderation and a departure from his radical...
Op-eds
Egypt’s Televised Confusion
Egypt’s state-run media has consistently promoted anti-Israeli rhetoric throughout the recent war with Iran—even as the government has tried to stifle the same rhetoric among the people.
Op-eds
Detecting and Halting an Iranian Weaponization Effort
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Memos
Coming to America
It’s not just mass illegal immigration that poses a threat
Op-eds
Turkey and JNIM: Jihadist messaging signals possible conflict between two ascending forces in the central Sahel
After years of Turkey progressively asserting its position in the central Sahel, recent months have seen Jamaat Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimin (The Group for Support of Islam and Muslims, JNIM), Al Qaeda’s...
Op-eds
Saudi Official Views of Hamas
It is common these days in the Arab world to hear that Riyadh isn’t supporting the Palestinians enough, a comment on the noticeable shift in Saudi official views of Hamas since its October 7 invasion...
Insights
Al-Qaeda’s North and West African branches respond to the Hamas-led invasion of Israel
In a joint statement released online, al-Qaeda’s branches in North Africa and West Africa, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), respectively,...
Op-eds
Iran wanted Saudi Arabia to drop Israel — but failed miserably
At first glance, Thursday’s first-ever phone call between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi might suggest the two predominantly Muslim nations...
Op-eds
Islamist cleric who called for fighting America, suicide bombings, dies in Qatar
An Egyptian cleric who, only five days after 9/11, called on Muslims to “fight the American military” and “fight the U.S. economically and politically,” has died at age 96. Yusuf al-Qaradawi had...
Insights
Turkey Continues to Harbor and Sponsor Extremists
New sanctions on Turkey remind us of the country's unsavory connections to the terrorist underworld.
Op-eds
The Abraham Accords
Will they transform the Middle East?
Op-eds
The End of Arab Nationalism
How the Abraham Accords put the final nail in the coffin of a bad idea.
Op-eds
United Nations not thrilled about Middle Eastern nations uniting
The United Arab Emirates and Israel took the historic step of normalizing diplomatic relations this month. But you would never know how positive this development is for regional peace based on the United...
Op-eds
Shock Wave Generator for Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program
More than a Feasibility Study.
Monographs
Breaking Up and Reorienting Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program
Iran’s Nuclear Archive Shows the 2003 Restructuring of its Nuclear Weapons Program, then called the AMAD Program, into Covert and Overt Parts
Monographs
The life, times and foreign policies of Jimmy Carter
One of his wisest advisors attempts to give them a new and improved look.