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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

Commentary

The Arab Implosion Continues

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

May 2, 2016

Commentary

4 Min Read

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Qaradawi's View of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Nesya Rubinstein-Shemer

Bar Ilan University

Nesya Rubinstein-Shemer

Apr 29, 2016

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Long Read

Fighters from Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front drive in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo flying Islamist flags as they head to a frontline, on May 26, 2015. (Fadi al-Halabi/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Another "State" of Hate: Al-Nusra's Quest to Establish an Islamic Emirate in the Levant

Yasir Abbas

Apr 29, 2016

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Long Read

View of the city of Monastir and of the mosque, Monastir Governorate, Tunisia. (DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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The "End of Islamism" and the Future of Tunisia

Said Ferjani

Apr 29, 2016

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Saudi Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman (2nd L), who is the desert kingdom's deputy crown prince, at the 4th Summit of Arab States and South American countries in Riyadh, on November 11, 2015. (FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Saudi Arabia's 'Islamic Alliance': Major Challenge for Al-Baghdadi's Islamic State, or Potential Opportunity?

An Egyptian protester chants during a protest following midday prayers in Tahrir Square on September 14, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. (Ed Giles/Getty Images)

Commentary

Revolutionary Salafism: The Case of Ahrar Movement

Mokhtar Awad

Research Fellow, George Washington University's Program on Extremism

Mokhtar Awad

Apr 29, 2016

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Place Jemaa El Fna (Djemaa El Fna), August 12, 2012. (Godong/UIG via Getty Images)

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Islamism and the State in Morocco

Mohamed Daadaoui

Associate Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma City University

Mohamed Daadaoui

Apr 29, 2016

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Long Read

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A truck used to carry sand for fracking is washed in a truck stop on February 4, 2015 in Odessa, Texas. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Commentary

Well, Well, Well

Irwin M. Stelzer

Senior Fellow Emeritus

Irwin M. Stelzer

Apr 22, 2016

Commentary

7 Min Read

Copies of 'The 9/11 Commission Report' are seen for sale at Borders Books July 22, 2004 in New York City. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Commentary

Hit Job

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Apr 22, 2016

Commentary

5 Min Read

US President Barack Obama (R) speaks with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (L), Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, during the US-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, on April 21, 2016. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Obama's Saudi Problem Stems from His Tilt toward Iran

Arthur Herman

Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Apr 21, 2016

Commentary

4 Min Read

Freshman U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) participates in a conversation about American foreign strategy and statesmanship at the Hudson Institute March 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Commentary

Cotton Puts His Foot Down on Iran Deal

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Apr 21, 2016

Commentary

4 Min Read

US President Barack Obama (L) meets with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at Erga Palace in Riyadh on April 20, 2016. (Pool/Bandar Algaloud/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Commentary

Saudi Arabia Is a Great American Ally