U.S.-backed forces declare end to Islamic State’s physical caliphate
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Iraq War
The Middle East still needs democracy
Many Americans remain wary, if not hostile, to the idea of democracy promotion in the Middle East. The Iraq War, which wasn’t launched to bring people power to Mesopotamia, is se...
Op-eds
The Nuclear Deal Keeps America From Confronting Iranian Aggression
In his latest entry in our Atlantic ...
Op-eds
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....
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
Terrorists, Insurgents, Something Else? Clarifying and Classifying the “Generational Challenge”
Co-written by Jacob Zenn. The Trump administration’s ...
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...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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...
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The Perils of Joining Turkey in the Fight against ISIS
Turkey’s cabinet last week announ...
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Slam Dunk II: The Persian Version
“With this deal, we cut off ...
Op-eds
Terrorist Financing and the Implications for Canada
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Congressional Testimonies
“Terrorism in Africa: The Imminent Threat to the United States”
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Congressional Testimonies
France and the New Charismatic Jihad
Worries about autonomous jihadist cells appear to have been realized in Paris.
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
Time to Kick Turkey Out of NATO?
Makalenin Türkçe çevirisini buradan okuyabilirsiniz. The...
Op-eds
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....
Congressional Testimonies
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....
Op-eds
1979 Revisited: Judging the Iranian Revolution
Everyone has his or her own judgment as to what is the enduring lesson of the Iranian Revolution. Some are rooted in economic determinism, while others may find strength among social theories. To...
Op-eds
The Troubling Rise of American ‘Withdrawalism’
Eastern Ukraine is falling to pieces. Suicide bombings remain epidemic in Iraq. Much of eastern Syria now is controlled by an al-Qaeda spin-off group that calls itself “Islamic State of Ira...