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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

John Kerry, America’s secretary of state at the time, arrives at Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah on November 24, 2015.

Commentary

Saving Israel in Spite of Herself

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Feb 8, 2021

Commentary

2 Min Read

In the Media

Taliban Says Al-Qaeda Plotting to Resume U.S. War

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Feb 7, 2021

In the Media

A rally in Sana’a, Yemen, against the U.S. designation of the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization, Jan. 25.

Commentary

In the Mideast, Biden Returns to Abnormal

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Feb 4, 2021

Commentary

2 Min Read

In the Media

Where is Biden Headed on Mideast Policy?

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Feb 3, 2021

In the Media

Commentary

Iran Tests the New Administration

Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

Seth Cropsey

Jan 28, 2021

Commentary

6 Min Read

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Why Does US Central Command Now Include Israel?

Shaul Chorev

Head, Haifa Research Center for Maritime Strategy

Douglas J. Feith

Senior Fellow

Gary Roughead

Former Chief of U.S. Naval Operations

Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

Jack Dorsett

Former U.S. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations and Director of Naval Intelligence

Shaul Chorev, Douglas J. Feith & Gary Roughead More…

Jan 28, 2021

Commentary

3 Min Read

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi arrives in Tehran after a week in exile, August, 1953.

Commentary

‘The Last Shah’ Review: A Purely Domestic Conspiracy

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Jan 22, 2021

Commentary

2 Min Read

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Indonesia Appoints New Minister of Religious Affairs, Signaling More Robust Opposition to Radicalism

Paul Marshall

Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Paul Marshall

Jan 19, 2021

Commentary

6 Min Read

An Israeli waves a flag during a parade marking Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall in 2009.

Commentary

Why I’m a Zionist

Douglas J. Feith

Senior Fellow

Douglas J. Feith

Jan 18, 2021

Commentary

6 Min Read

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Transcript Summary: After the Taliban: Implications for India-Afghanistan Relations

Aparna Pande

Senior Fellow

Aparna Pande

Jan 4, 2021

Commentary

1 Min Read

In the Media

The Gulf States: From Periphery to Center

Douglas J. Feith

Senior Fellow

Douglas J. Feith

Dec 10, 2020

In the Media

Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar leaves after signing an agreement with the United States during a ceremony in the Qatari capital Doha on February 29, 2020 (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

As the US Exits Afghanistan, Who Is There to Tame Taliban?