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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.

A general view of the signage above the entance to the Trump Tower, located on 5th Avenue in midtown Manhattan, New York City, 21st January 2017. (Epics Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump and Russia: A Clash of Conspiracy Theories

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Mar 7, 2017

Commentary

5 Min Read

President Donald Trump looks on during a rally at the DeltaPlex Arena, December 9, 2016 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Commentary

Is Trump Responsible for Some of His Recent Troubles?

Ronald Radosh

Former Adjunct Fellow

Ronald Radosh

Mar 6, 2017

Commentary

6 Min Read

In the Media

What Does China's Increased Military Spending Mean?

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Mar 4, 2017

In the Media

In the Media

Rogers: Trump is Feeding 'Conspiracy Meter'

Mike Rogers

Former Distinguished Fellow

Mike Rogers

Mar 4, 2017

In the Media

Egyptian Christians, who took shelter at Saint Anthony church due to violent events in the Sinai Peninsula, carry their belongings in Zaafarana, Egypt on February 26, 2017. (Ibrahim Ramadan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Commentary

Jews, Christians and Another Deadly Jihadi Pogrom in Egypt

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Mar 3, 2017

Commentary

9 Min Read

Commentary

Hudson Institute Releases Report Examining Threats Posed by Universal Postal Union Regulations

Hudson Institute

Mar 2, 2017

Commentary

3 Min Read

Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, appears in a video in which he warns Cameroon it faces the same fate as Nigeria. (Boko Haram video screenshot)

Commentary

Justifying War: The Salafi-Jihadi Appropriation of Sufi Jihad in the Sahel-Sahara

Abdulbasit Kassim

Graduate Student, Islamic Studies & African Religions, Rice University

Jacob Zenn

Research Analyst, The Jamestown Foundation, and Research Fellow, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

Abdulbasit Kassim & Jacob Zenn

Mar 1, 2017

Commentary

Long Read

Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri shouts, 'We are ready to sacrifice our life for the prestige of the Prophet Mohammad' Islamabad on January 5, 2011 a day after the assassination of the governor of Punjab province Salman Taseer. (AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Pakistan's Descent into Religious Intolerance

Farahnaz Ispahani

Former member, Parliament of Pakistan

Farahnaz Ispahani

Mar 1, 2017

Commentary

Long Read

A protest against military regime on the fifth anniversary of Egyptian revolution, in Giza, Egypt on January 24, 2016. (Hesham Fathy/Anadolu Ag

Commentary

The Muslim Brotherhood: Terrorists or Not?

Mokhtar Awad

Research Fellow, George Washington University's Program on Extremism

Samuel Tadros

Former Senior Fellow

Mokhtar Awad & Samuel Tadros

Mar 1, 2017

Commentary

4 Min Read

City market, Marrakech, Morocco. (Jeremy Woodhouse/Getty Images)

Commentary

Deconstructing Daesh

Ahmed Abbadi

President, Mohammedia League of Moroccan Ulama

Ahmed Abbadi

Mar 1, 2017

Commentary

Long Read

Map Of The Umayyad Caliphate Empire In 750 And The Islamic Empire In 1215. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Commentary

In Search of the Vanished Caliphate

Alexander Orwin

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Constitutional Government, Harvard University

Alexander Orwin

Mar 1, 2017

Commentary

Long Read

Screenshot from a propaganda video uploaded on June 11 by the Islamic State allegedly shows militants driving at an undisclosed location in Iraq's Nineveh province.

Commentary

How al-Qaeda Survived the Islamic State Challenge