The dagger in the Ayatollah’s cloak
President Trump decided to take it away from him
Caliphate
Why the Polisario Front Threatens Morocco—and the Region
An independent Western Sahara run by the Polisario Front would likely turn into another source of regional insecurity.
Op-eds
Erdogan’s Turkey: Diminished and Marginalized
Under the president’s watch, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to describe any foreign policy portfolio that has furthered the country’s national interest.
Op-eds
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
Senior Pakistani Taliban leader reportedly killed in Afghanistan
Omar Khalid Khurasani, a virulent senior leader of a dangerous faction of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan called Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, was reportedly killed in a roadside bombing in eastern Pakistan...
Op-eds
Remember Lepanto
A great battle in a war not yet ended
Op-eds
Dragons and snakes stalk us
We can try to kill them, attempt to keep them at bay, or let them rule the jungle
Op-eds
Brothers in Arms
The Consolidation of the Turkey-Qatar Axis
Monographs
Senior al Qaeda official praises Taliban’s ‘victory’ in Afghanistan
Asim Umar, a senior al Qaeda official, has released a lengthy statement praising the Taliban’s “victory” in Afghanistan. He claims that America’s “defeat” proves that its superior technology...
Op-eds
UN sanctions Islamic State’s Khorasan province, as jihadists claim operations in Kashmir and Pakistan
The United Nations Security Council has added the Islamic State’s Wilayat Khorasan, or so-called Khorasan “province,” to its list of sanctioned terrorist groups. The UN’s description of the group...
Op-eds
Caliphate, interrupted
After being bombarded by four years of U.S. airstrikes, a relentless ground campaign by Kurdish-led U.S. allies, and attacks from Russian, Syri...
Op-eds
Islamic State spokesman claims group remains a ‘reality’ despite losses
The Islamic State’s spokesman, Abul-Hasan al-Muhajir, released a lengthy speech on Mar. 18. His talk, which was translated into English by the so-called caliphate’s online media team, contains many...
Op-eds
Islamic State launches mortars at memorial service in Kabul
The Islamic State’s Khorasan arm quickly claimed responsibility for an attack on a memorial service in the Afghan capital earlier today. The rally was held in honor of Abdul Ali Mazari, an ethnic Hazara...
Op-eds
Is the Pentagon About to Hand Iran a Major Border Crossing?
The Pentagon announced&...
Op-eds
ISIS-Post Caliphate: Threat Implications for America and the West
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Congressional Testimonies
The Islamic State is Far From Finished in Iraq
Deadly attacks by the Islamic State are calling into question Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s declaration...
Policy Briefs
Black lives in Africa
No nation in Africa is receiving more attention right now than Wakanda. And why not since, as Anthony Lane writes in The New Yorker, Wakanda is “a model of serenity,” that also is &ld...
Op-eds
The Terrorist Diaspora: After the Fall of the Caliphate
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Congressional Testimonies
The Final Obama Scandal
Co-written by Stephen F. Hayes. Less than 24 hours before the official end of the Obama presidency, while White House staffers were pulling pictures off the walls and cle...
Op-eds
Will Trump Stay or Go in Iraq?
Though the battle for Mosul has slowed to a crawl, the collapse of the Islamic State’s territorial caliphate — at least in its Iraqi incarnation — remai...