The Strongman Cometh
Why Erdoğan suddenly has a problem with Finland and Sweden joining NATO.
Muhammad
The U.S. Should Sanction Gaza’s Popular Resistance Committees
Even though the PRC has American blood on its hands, as well as that of Israelis, the group has somehow escaped U.S. sanctions.
Op-eds
An Iraqi Perspective on Israel
Growing up in Iraq, my curriculum in Baghdad’s elementary school included a “nationalism class” and required that we read a text by the Governor of Baghdad and Saddam Hussein’s maternal uncle, Khairallah...
Op-eds
Taliban’s special forces outfit providing ‘security’ at Kabul airport
Taliban-linked social media accounts claim that members of the group’s Badri 313 outfit are providing “security” at Kabul’s international airport. Badri 313 is a special forces wing of the Taliban’s...
Op-eds
Uniting France
President Macron deserves credit for trying
Op-eds
Oberlin ‘professor of peace’ called for destruction of Israel in 1989 speech
Former Iranian ambassador-turned-academic defended violent Palestinian intifada in 1989
Op-eds
The death threat to free speech in France
Islamists are using violence to command silence
Op-eds
Iran vs. Trump: Suleimani’s Legacy, and Khamenei’s Ambitions
The supreme leader and Trump may well end the long-running, region-defining clash. We just don't know yet quite how.
Op-eds
The Battle of Baghdadi
A victory, to be sure, but Islamism goes marching on
Op-eds
Global Terrorism: Threats to the Homeland
Editor’s note: Below is Thomas Joscelyn’s testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security. Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Rogers, and other members of the committee, thank you for inviting...
Op-eds
Fraternal Islamists: Getting to Know the Muslim Brotherhood
Episode 38
Foreign Podicy
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
Shabaab official justifies attacks on civilians while preaching the sanctity of Muslim blood
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U.S.–designated terrorist Soleimani gets Iran’s highest military honor
On Monday, Iran's Supreme Leader and Commander-in-Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ...
Op-eds
Be Careful What You Revolt For
Forty years after Khomeini took power, Iranians are still suffering for their revolution.
Op-eds
Vienna police charge 3 men for waving Israeli flag at rally
The Vienna police are pursuing criminal charges against three pro-Israel activists for waving an Israeli flag in protest of antisemitic slogans at a demonstration against Jerusalem having been re...
Op-eds
Preaching violence from the pulpit
Imagine if a priest, minister or rabbi were to call for Muslims to be annihilated. It would be a scandal and it would spark a nation-wide controversy over Islamophobia, hate speech and incitement...
Op-eds
Whoever Wins Iran’s Election, Its Religious Minorities Lose
What will Iran’s May 19 presidential election mean for the Baha’i, the country’s largest non-Muslim religious group? Given that every candidate was handpicked by Supreme Leader...
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Hezbollah Fundraising Underscores its Financial Crisis
Hezbollah is ramping up its grassroots fundraising efforts with an intensive online outreach campaign aimed at making its revenue streams more resistant to U.S. pressure. The campaign indicates t...
Op-eds
Letting freedom fade
Whatever happened to Charlie Hebdo? For years, the French satirical magazine threw spit balls at polite society. Its writers and cartoonists particularly delighted in ridiculing religions and pie...