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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

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

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Aug 27, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

In the Media

Middle East Update from CUFI Summit 2022

Jonathan Schachter

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

Jonathan Schachter

Aug 25, 2022

In the Media

Egyptian university students gather on November 26, 2013, in Alexandria, Egypt, to protest the anti-demonstration law, which bans protests without prior police approval. (Ibrahim Ramadan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Commentary

America and the "Problem" of Islam

Shadi Hamid

Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Shadi Hamid

Aug 23, 2022

Commentary

Long Read

The China-donated Gwadar Technical and Vocational Institute in southwest Pakistan's Gwadar on October 1, 2021, just after the building's completion. (Photo by Str/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Commentary

Lashkar-e-Tayyaba: China’s Handmaid in Balochistan

C. Christine Fair

Professor of Security Studies

C. Christine Fair

Aug 22, 2022

Commentary

9 Min Read

Commentary

Transcript: Saudi Arabia’s China Option

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Aug 18, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

In the Media

Debunking Myths and Misconceptions About the US-Israel Relationship

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Aug 18, 2022

In the Media

Commentary

Correcting the Media Record on Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Iran

An Afghan woman begs for money from passing cars in the snow, with her child huddled beside her, on the Kabul road south to Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan, on January 17, 2022. (Scott Peterson/Getty Images)

Commentary

A Year Later, the Afghanistan Withdrawal Causes Enduring Pain