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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

Commentary

Zarif Sends Moderate Condolences to Hezbollah

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

May 13, 2016

Commentary

3 Min Read

White House Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes addresses the media at the Edgartown School on August 22, 2014 in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. (Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Commentary

The Ben Rhodes Blow-up

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

May 10, 2016

Commentary

9 Min Read

Thousands of protesters storm parliament in Baghdad's Green Zone on April 30, 2016. (Haydar Hadi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

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Charles Keating's Death Part of Iraq Tragedy: Losing Victory Bush Won

Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

May 6, 2016

Commentary

4 Min Read

Commentary

Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, Volume 20

Hillel Fradkin

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

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow

Eric B. Brown

Senior Fellow

Hillel Fradkin, Husain Haqqani & Eric B. Brown

May 6, 2016

Commentary

1 Min Read

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Obama's Foreign Policy Guru Boasts of How the Administration Lied to Sell the Iran Deal

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

May 5, 2016

Commentary

5 Min Read

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

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

Commentary

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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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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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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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)

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