Wrong Way: The Problem With Al Qaeda Prisoner Swaps
In early December, Qatar mediated the release of t...
BBC
Unexpected Miracle in the Holy Land
Thirty years ago, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, an Egyptian politician and diplomat who would go on to become UN Secretary-General in 1992, warned of Middle Eastern wars to come. His prediction was corr...
Op-eds
New TV Show Highlights Egypt’s Jewish Problem
A new television series is shaking up the lucrative Ramadan viewing season in Egypt. The program – titled “The Jewish Quarter” and set in the late 1940s and early 50s – de...
Op-eds
A Survey of Global Terrorism and Terrorist Financing
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Congressional Testimonies
Doomsday: Stopping a Middle East Nuclear Arms Race
Imagine the imposition of financial sanctions on the central bank of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia—the only Arab member of the G20 group of major economies. To this, add biting multinational...
Op-eds
Boko Haram Overruns Multinational Joint Task Force Base
Boko Haram overwhelmed Nigerian and allied troops and overran the Multinational Joint Task Force base in northeastern Nigeria yesterday. At around 5 a.m. yes...
Op-eds
The Religious Cleansing of Middle East Christians
The fate of struggling Christians in Muslim-majority countries in the Islamic heartland has shifted from persecution to an existential struggle. Anti-Christian violence in 2014 saw...
Op-eds
Analysis: Arab Revolts, New Iranian Leader Fail to Bring Israel-Style Rights for LGBTs
Perhaps the most neglected major news story unfolding in the Middle East is the systematic repression of the region’s LGBT community. For the Middle East's le...
Op-eds
Boko Haram Did Not Declare a Caliphate
Reports suggest that Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, either declared a caliphate or announced that the group’s territorial gains have become part of a cal...
Policy Briefs
The War on Israel Is Being Waged by a Hamas-Syria-Iran Troika
While the world powers seek to end Iran’s illicit nuclear-weapons program, the Islamic Republic and its strategic partner Syria are supplying the Palestinian terrorist entity Hamas with con...
Op-eds
The Palestinian Authority, Israel and the Peace Process: What’s Next?
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Congressional Testimonies
The Palestinian Authority, Israel and the Peace Process: What’s Next?
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Op-eds
The Real Moazzam Begg
Ex-Guantanamo detainee Moazzam Begg was arrested earlier today as part of raid conducted by counterterrorism officials in the UK. Begg has spent most of his time living in the UK following his re...
Op-eds
What If We Were Winning But Nobody Noticed?
It’s all about winning and losing, but the best man doesn’t always win, and outcomes frequently have more to do with luck than with merit. Brilliant strategies fail, and fools s...
Op-eds
The Perils Of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
It’s been a landmark year for North Korea’s third-generation tyrant, Kim Jong Un, who inherited power two years ago with the death of his father, Kim Jong Il. Young Kim kicked off 201...
Op-eds
Opening a Gateway to a Nuclear-Armed Middle East
The Obama administration is inching toward a deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran to temporarily curtail some elements of its illicit nuclear program. According to reports from Geneva...
Op-eds
Opening a Gateway to a Nuclear-Armed Middle East
The Obama administration is inching toward a deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran to temporarily curtail some elements of its illicit nuclear program. According to reports from Geneva...
Op-eds
Hakimullah Masud’s End
A U.S. drone strike eliminated Hakimullah Masud, the head of Pakistan’s Talib...
Op-eds
About That Medicine Shortage in Iran…
Co-authored by Saeed Ghasseminejad Iran ...
Op-eds
Remembering The Invasion of Grenada 30 Years On
One night in late October, 1983, I listened to a BBC short wave broadcast reporting that the United States was about to invade Grenada. I chuckled, said to myself, “Crazy Brits,...