Iraq War

January 3, 2020 | Tony Badran |

U.S. Kills Qassem Soleimani

Donald Trump cuts off Iran’s terror arm in Iraq, while Israel braces for Iranian retaliation

October 27, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed himself during raid, U.S. says

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, is dead, according to the White House. President Donald Trump announced Baghdadi’s death earlier today, saying “U.S. Special Operations forces...

May 5, 2019 | Col. (Ret.) Frank Sobchak, Bradley Bowman

What the Iraq War tells us about Iran

Excerpt Iranian President Hassan Rouhani signed a law last week ...

March 23, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

U.S.-backed forces declare end to Islamic State’s physical caliphate

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May 7, 2018 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

The Nuclear Deal Keeps America From Confronting Iranian Aggression

In his latest entry in our Atlantic ...

April 12, 2018 | Reuel Marc Gerecht

John Bolton: A complex worldview that just might work for Trump

Long before John Bolton was named as President Trump's new national security adviser, a position he assumes on Monday, his name sparked diametrically opposite reactions in Washington....

May 26, 2017 | Thomas Joscelyn

Unfinished Business

Donald Trump is fond of claiming that his predecessor mismanaged America's role in the world. "And I have to just say that the world is a mess. I inherited a mess," the president noted durin...

January 17, 2017 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Terrorists, Insurgents, Something Else? Clarifying and Classifying the “Generational Challenge”

Co-written by Jacob Zenn. The Trump administration’s ...

December 12, 2016 | John Hannah

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...

September 12, 2016 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross |

A grim anniversary: 15 years after 9/11, the war against radical Islamist terrorism is not good

Imagine it's 15 years ago, immediately after the 9/11 attacks. You are told that in September 2016, a couple of major counterterrorism victories would be just around the corner. These impend...

July 15, 2016 | Reuel Marc Gerecht

The Chilcot Report

The Chilcot report on the Iraq war ought to elicit two emotions: sympathy and pity for former British prime minister Tony Blair. As was evident by late 2002, when Europeans saw the fri...

August 11, 2015 | Jonathan Schanzer |

The Perils of Joining Turkey in the Fight against ISIS

Turkey’s cabinet last week announ...

July 23, 2015 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Slam Dunk II: The Persian Version

“With this deal, we cut off ...

May 4, 2015 | Yaya J. Fanusie

Terrorist Financing and the Implications for Canada

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April 28, 2015 | Thomas Joscelyn

“Terrorism in Africa: The Imminent Threat to the United States”

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January 8, 2015 | Reuel Marc Gerecht The Wall Street Journal

France and the New Charismatic Jihad

Worries about autonomous jihadist cells appear to have been realized in Paris.

January 6, 2015 | John Hannah Foreign Policy |

It’s Time to Pursue Regime Change in Iran

There are lots of reasons to be skeptical that 2015 will see a diplomatic breakthrough in efforts to end Iran’s nuclear weapons bid. But one of the more compelling...

October 10, 2014 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Time to Kick Turkey Out of NATO?

Makalenin Türkçe çevirisini buradan okuyabilirsiniz. The...

September 18, 2014 | Thomas Joscelyn

Islamist Foreign Fighters Returning Home and the Threat to Europe

Chairman Rohrabacher, Ranking Member Keating and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the threat posed by Islamist foreign fighters returning home to Europe....

September 18, 2014 | Thomas Joscelyn

Islamist Foreign Fighters Returning Home and the Threat to Europe

Chairman Rohrabacher, Ranking Member Keating and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the threat posed by Islamist foreign fighters returning home to Europe....