When Egyptians were flooding to Tahrir Square, I was fascinated with the Arab Spring. Like many others, I too wrote…
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( Read the full report in PDF->http://www.crisisgroup.org/ /media/Files/Middle%20East%20North%20Africa/Iraq%20Syria%20Lebanon/Iraq/b038-iraq-s-jihadi-jack-in-the-box.pdf?utm_source=iraq-report&utm_medium=3&utm_campaign=mremail) Within days, the jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)…
The stunning advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in northern and western Iraq over the past…
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The West, led by the United States, reveals time and again its ignorance regarding this part of the world. This…
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On June 13, Michael Knights, James Jeffrey, and Aaron Zelin addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Knights, a…
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American Interest The Jordanian city of Maan is boiling. Three hours of bad road south of the capital, Amman, this…
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The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a Sunni militant group controlling territory spanning the border between the two…
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During his June 4 visit to Lebanon, Secretary of State John Kerry encouraged lawmakers to elect a new president, pledged…
New findings from three public opinion polls in the West Bank and Gaza show overwhelming support for a new “unity”…
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Stewart Bell A photo allegedly of Hezbollah commander Fawzi Ayoub, who has been killed. TORONTO — Fawzi Ayoub was a…
It’s May. It’s the month when Islamist Turks observe the tradition that explains why “conquest” is good but “occupation” is…
Eric Edelman is a distinguished fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments and served as undersecretary of defense…
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The elections are a masquerade, of course. Not only because the ostensible rivals are not real rivals, but also because…
Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Jordan, the West Bank and Israel this weekend. Since becoming pope, he has expressed…
New Republic Since the uprising-cum-coup that ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi last summer, Washington has encouraged the Muslim Brotherhood and…
They always win. But they are always tense. Often, they look pensive and unhappy. They are angry, always ready to…
On May 16, former Libyan army general Khalifa Haftar launched “Operation Dignity of Libya” in Benghazi, aiming to “cleanse the…
By Editorial Board, Friday, May 16, THE PRINCIPAL achievement the Obama administration might claim in an otherwise tragically failed response…
Nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 powers — the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and China — resume…
While rebel militias have lately suffered serious setbacks in central and northern Syria, they are now recording significant successes in…
A series of royal orders issued today in the name of King Abdullah at the stated request of his heir…
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As narratives about the root causes of the impasse in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations take shape, U.S. leaders have a major decision…
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The announcement of a letter of intent between the partners in Israel’s giant Tamar natural gas field and the Spanish…
Last week, ten Jordanian Islamists who were apprehended while attempting to join the jihad in Syria were sentenced by the…
In the summer of 2012, International Security (Vol. 37) published an essay by Professor Richard Pape entitled, “When Duty Calls:…
Last week, Lebanon’s parliament convened for the first round of balloting to elect a new president. While Samir Geagea –…
Wall Street Journal Smart power is an important concept — and one the U.S. should most want to exercise right…