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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.

In the Media

U.S. Strategy Against ISIS

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

May 28, 2015

In the Media

In the Media

Foreign Policy Experts Weigh In On U.S. Strategy Against The Islamic State

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

May 28, 2015

In the Media

An Egyptian Christian mourns following a New Year's Eve car bomb attack on the Coptic church in Alexandria in which 21 people were killed, on January 2, 2011 outside the Al-Qiddissine (The Saints) church. (MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Egypt's Coptic Christians - Braced for Persecution

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

May 25, 2015

Commentary

8 Min Read

Significant construction and dredging underway at Mischief Reef, March 16, 2015. (Photo DigitalGlobe via Getty Images)

Commentary

Obama's Showdown with China in the Spratlys

Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

May 20, 2015

Commentary

4 Min Read

Commentary

Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, Volume 18

Eric B. Brown

Senior Fellow

Hillel Fradkin

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

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Hassan Mneimneh

Scholar; Middle East Institute, Washington, DC

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

May 20, 2015

Commentary

1 Min Read

Screenshot of ISIS fighters destroying artifacts

Commentary

Islamic State's Destruction of World Heritage Aims at Resetting Culture

In the Media

Egypt Two Years After Morsi: Part 1

Samuel Tadros

Former Senior Fellow

Samuel Tadros

May 20, 2015

In the Media

Commentary

New Advances Challenge Old Truths About China’s Nuclear Posture

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

May 19, 2015

Commentary

2 Min Read

A damaged painting of Jesus Christ on the ground of Syriac Orthodox Um al-Zinar church in Homs, central Syria, May 12, 2014. (JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

The Plight of the Middle East's Christians

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

May 15, 2015

Commentary

11 Min Read

Commentary

Congressman Mike Pompeo’s Remarks on National Security and the USA PATRIOT Act

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

May 14, 2015

Commentary

Long Read

Pakistani media personnel and local residents gather outside the hideout of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden following his death in Abbottabad on May 3, 2011. (AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

What Pakistan Knew About the Bin Laden Raid

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

May 13, 2015

Commentary

10 Min Read

Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iran, addresses the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons April 27, 2015 at the UN, New York. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Iran Sends a Message to the West at the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference