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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

(Denise Bush via Getty Images)

Commentary

A Century of US-Israel Ties

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Sep 5, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

Writers gather to read selected works of author Salman Rushdie to show solidarity for free expression outside the New York Public Library in New York City on August 19, 2022. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

“Kill Salman Rushdie, Not the Iran Deal!”

Bernard Haykel

Senior Fellow (Nonresident), Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Bernard Haykel

Sep 4, 2022

Commentary

5 Min Read

Members of the IRGC parade under an Iranian Kheibar Shekan Ballistic missile in downtown Tehran on April 29, 2022. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Reports

Seven Myths about the Iran Nuclear Deal

Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Reports

8 Min Read

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a press conference in Tehran on August 29, 2022. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Biden Needs a ‘Plan B’ for Iran—with or without a Nuclear Deal

Jonathan Schachter

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

Jonathan Schachter

Sep 2, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

An oil facility on Khark Island, Iran, on March 12, 2017. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Iran Is Not the Answer to Europe's Energy Crisis

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Sep 2, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

A service member working with Command Task Force 66 unloads a Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft into the Port of Uskta during exercise Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS 25) on June 8, 2025. (US Navy photo)

In the Media

Taiwan Shoots Down Chinese Drone

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Sep 1, 2022

In the Media

Cover photo for an article published by al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) magazine Hitteen on China, Pakistan, and the Uyghurs. (Riccardo Valle and Lucas Webber)

Commentary

The Historical Evolution of al-Qaeda’s Positions on China

Riccardo Valle

Researcher focused on jihadism, armed groups, and politics in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.

Lucas Webber

Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst, Tech Against Terrorism

Riccardo Valle & Lucas Webber

Aug 31, 2022

Commentary

Long Read

Salman Rushdie does a reading in New York City on April 15, 2016. (Al Pereira/Getty Images)

Commentary

Salman Rushdie and the Wider Effects of Blasphemy Accusations

Paul Marshall

Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Paul Marshall

Aug 30, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

In the Media

Religious Minorities Left Behind in Afghanistan

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Aug 30, 2022

In the Media

Evacuees await their departure at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 23, 2021. (Gunnery Sergeant Melissa Marnell/USMC)

Commentary

Mr. Blinken, Don’t Abandon Afghan Religious Minorities

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Aug 28, 2022

Commentary

5 Min Read

Iranian demonstrators burn an effigy of President Joe Biden in downtown Tehran during a rally commemorating the International Quds Day on April 29, 2022. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

No Deal with Iran Is Better than a Bad Deal