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Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.

Iraqi Christians attend Sunday mass at the Virgin Mary Chaldean church in the Karrada neighborhood of the capital Baghdad on July 27, 2014. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Only America Can Save Iraq's Last Christians

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Jul 29, 2014

Commentary

5 Min Read

Commentary

China Advances on Missile Defense, With Eye on Dissuading Rivals

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Jul 29, 2014

Commentary

1 Min Read

In the Media

Ann Marlowe on The John Batchelor Show

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) and US Secretary of State John Kerry meet at the Prime Minister's Office in Baghdad on June 23, 2014. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

How to Play a Weak Hand in Iraq

Abram N. Shulsky

Senior Fellow

Eric B. Brown

Senior Fellow

Hillel Fradkin

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

Abram N. Shulsky, Eric B. Brown & Hillel Fradkin

Jul 28, 2014

Commentary

6 Min Read

Uighur people (C) walk near police as they form a line across a street on July 8, 2009 in Urumqi, China. (Guang Niu/Getty Images)

Commentary

Repression in China and Its Consequences in Xinjiang

Kilic Kanat

Assistant Professor, Penn State University, Erie

Kilic Kanat

Jul 28, 2014

Commentary

Long Read

Commentary

Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, Volume 16

Eric B. Brown

Senior Fellow

Hillel Fradkin

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

Hassan Mneimneh

Scholar; Middle East Institute, Washington, DC

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Eric B. Brown, Hillel Fradkin, Hassan Mneimneh & Husain Haqqani

Jul 27, 2014

Commentary

1 Min Read

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry departs Washington, July 21, 2014, en route to Egypt (State Department photo).

Commentary

How to Isolate Allies and Reward Enemies

Douglas J. Feith

Senior Fellow

Douglas J. Feith

Jul 25, 2014

Commentary

5 Min Read

Commentary

How Russia, China and the US Can Denuclearize North Korea

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Jul 24, 2014

Commentary

4 Min Read

Pakistani soldiers patrol through a destroyed bazaar during a military operation against Taliban militants in Miranshah, North Waziristan, July 9, 2014. (AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

If the Generals Have Changed Their Mind

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Jul 23, 2014

Commentary

4 Min Read

Iraqi Christians leave Saint-Joseph church after a mass on July 20, 2014 in Arbil. (SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

The Last Christians in Iraq

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Jul 22, 2014

Commentary

4 Min Read

Israeli residents and relatives take cover from a rocket attack from Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip in Netivot on July 29, 2014. (GIL COHEN MAGEN/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Israel Unrest: 'Missing You in the Bomb Shelter'