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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City on December 20, 2013. (AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images)

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City on December 20, 2013. (AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Everybody Loves Israel

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Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Nov 7, 2016

Long Read

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Commentary

The Second Front Against ISIS Opens

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Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Nov 7, 2016

3 Min Read

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Commentary

Setting the Record Straight on Israel

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Nov 7, 2016

12 Min Read

In the Media

Trump and Clinton on the Middle East

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Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

Nov 4, 2016

People take part in a celebration after Michel Aoun elected as a President during the Parliamentary session, in Beirut, Lebanon on October 31, 2016. (Ratib Al Safadi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

People take part in a celebration after Michel Aoun elected as a President during the Parliamentary session, in Beirut, Lebanon on October 31, 2016. (Ratib Al Safadi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Commentary

Presiding over Chaos

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Nov 4, 2016

9 Min Read

Israeli navy vessels patrolling the Mediterranean Sea, July 9, 2014. (JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Israeli navy vessels patrolling the Mediterranean Sea, July 9, 2014. (JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Israel Goes to Sea

Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

Seth Cropsey

Nov 3, 2016

Long Read

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Commentary

The Damascus Junket Pays Dividends for Assad

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Nov 3, 2016

1 Min Read

In the Media

Politicizing Islam

Hillel Fradkin

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World

Hillel Fradkin

Nov 3, 2016

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Commentary

Assad Regime's Grotesque PR Conference in Damascus Uses 'New York Times,' 'Washington Post,' NPR, and 'New Yorker' Reporters to Whitewash War Crimes

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Oct 31, 2016

3 Min Read

In the Media

Shia Militias Appear to be Menace in Mosul Offensive

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Michael Pregent

Former Senior Fellow

Michael Pregent

Oct 29, 2016

The USS Mason conducts divisional tactic maneuvers in the Gulf of Oman, Sept. 10, 2016. (Petty Officer 1st Class Blake Midnight/DoD/Released)

The USS Mason conducts divisional tactic maneuvers in the Gulf of Oman, Sept. 10, 2016. (Petty Officer 1st Class Blake Midnight/DoD/Released)

Commentary

U.S, Israel, and Seapower in the East Med

Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

Seth Cropsey

Oct 28, 2016

4 Min Read

A ship sunk by Egyptians to block the Suez Canal appears at the surface of water, November 11, 1956 in Port SaÃ¯d. (STAFF/AFP/Getty Images)

A ship sunk by Egyptians to block the Suez Canal appears at the surface of water, November 11, 1956 in Port SaÃ¯d. (STAFF/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Obama is Repeating Eisenhower's Mistakes in the Middle East

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Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

Oct 28, 2016

4 Min Read

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