The Great Collision
For most of those who were so hopeful when the Great Arab Revolt downed the dictator Hosni Mubarak two years ago, the travails of Egypt’s fledgling democracy have been depressing. Many in t...
Wahhabism
Roll, Jordan, Roll
Amman, Jordan — American boots are on the ground here in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Nearly 5,000 U.S. military personnel joined Jordanian troops for “Eager Lion,”...
Op-eds
Is Obama a Berliner?
BERLIN — Obama: Ist er ein Berliner? The German weekly Die Zeit posed this question...
Op-eds
Radioactive Regime
The list is long of Occidentals who’ve fallen for Persia. This isn’t surprising. Compared with Arab lands save Egypt, Iran has a longer history—Hegel described the Persians as &...
Op-eds
ISAF Captures Senior Lashkar-e-Taiba Leader in Ghazni
Coalition and Afghan special operations forces captured a senior leader from the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba during a raid today in the southeastern Afghan province of Ghazni. Additionally, sp...
Op-eds
From Al Gore to Al Jazeera
A shorter distance than one might have hoped.
Op-eds
The Great Salafi Gamble
In serving their patrons in Saudi Arabia, ultraconservative religious Salafis are stirring violent protests and flexing political muscle in North Africa and fledgling Arab democracies. But the in...
Op-eds
A Blind Spot
Jihadi radicalisation and religious ideology One area of study that has significantly grown over the past decade is that of radicalisation. How do individuals come to be...
Op-eds
Is Al-Qaeda Defeated?
Its ideology is not — and ideology matters.
Op-eds
Black Gold And Black Veils
Women aren't allowed to drive, even to save their lives. Political parties are banned. Free speech doesn't exist.
Op-eds
Why Is the West Ignoring Saudis’ Persecution of Christians?
Saudi Arabia’s deportation of 35 Christian Ethiopian workers last week for holding a private prayer in advance...
Op-eds
Into Africa
Al Qaeda and its affiliates are gaining a foothold.
Op-eds
Oh, Brother
Why Egypt's new Islamist president is keeping the Saudis up at night.
Op-eds
ISAF Kills Lashkar-e-Taiba’s Leader for Kunar in Airstrike
Coalition and Afghan special operations forces killed the leader of the al Qaeda-linked, Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, or Army of the Pure, during an airstrike yesterday in the remote eastern p...
Op-eds
Did the US-Turkey Alliance Toss Israel Under the Bus?
Last week in Istanbul, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hosted the first U.S.-sponsored Global Counterterrorism Forum. The event brought representatives...
Op-eds
Saudi Clerics Funnel Cash to Syrian Rebels Through Terror Group
Since President Obama decided not to support the rebels fighting Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, a handful of Saudi religious figures have taken matters into their own hands. After the...
Op-eds
Romney’s Syria Problem
His support for “opposition groups” is misplaced.
Op-eds
Facebook Must Contend with Saudi Radicalism
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg turned 28 this week. When he sat in his dorm room at Harvard eight years ago, cooking up what later became the world’s largest social network, Zuckerberg en...
Op-eds
How Saudi Arabia Has Survived—So Far
On December 17, 2010, the self-immolation of Tunisian street vendor Muhammad Bouazizi, who was protesting the confiscation of his wares and harassment by the country’s authorities, touched...
Op-eds
Facebook Fatwa: Saudi Clerics, Wahhabi Islam and Social Media
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has released the first-ever study of what radical Saudi Wahhabists are preaching to their followers about the United States and non-Muslims on social media si...