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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar leaves after signing an agreement with the United States during a ceremony in the Qatari capital Doha on February 29, 2020 (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

As the US Exits Afghanistan, Who Is There to Tame Taliban?

Satoru Nagao

Fellow (Nonresident)

Satoru Nagao

Dec 5, 2020

Commentary

2 Min Read

Commentary

Transcript: A Conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Dec 4, 2020

Commentary

0 Min Read

American and Israeli flags outside the U.S Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Commentary

Israel and Her Critics

Mike Watson

Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft

Mike Watson

Dec 3, 2020

Commentary

7 Min Read

Muhammad Rizieq Shihab

Commentary

Indonesian Politics Roiled By Return Of Radical Firebrand Imam Rizieq

Paul Marshall

Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Paul Marshall

Dec 3, 2020

Commentary

7 Min Read

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives for an EU Summit on July 17, 2020 in Brussels, Belgium.

Commentary

Macron's Turkish Gambit

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Michael Doran

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

Peter Rough & Michael Doran

Nov 30, 2020

Commentary

2 Min Read

In the Media

On the U.S. Election and Its Implications for the Middle East and Europe

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Peter Rough

Nov 25, 2020

In the Media

Commentary

Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, Volume 27

Eric B. Brown

Senior Fellow

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Hillel Fradkin

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

Eric B. Brown, Husain Haqqani & Hillel Fradkin

Nov 10, 2020

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1 Min Read

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for a boycott of French products in Ankara, Turkey, Oct. 26.

Commentary

This Isn’t Obama’s Middle East

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Nov 9, 2020

Commentary

1 Min Read

Downtown Dubai at sunrise on December 07, 2016.

Commentary

A New Self-Understanding Dawns in the Middle East

Lewis Libby

Former Senior Vice President

Hillel Fradkin

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

Lewis Libby & Hillel Fradkin

Nov 3, 2020

Commentary

2 Min Read

People wave Lebanese flags and chant to mark the one-year anniversary of anti-government protests on October 17, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon.

Commentary

Iran in Lebanon: A Fatal Occupation

Hassan Mneimneh

Scholar; Middle East Institute, Washington, DC

Hassan Mneimneh

Oct 29, 2020

Commentary

Long Read

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gives his first Friday sermon after eight years in the Imam Khomeini Musalla, in Tehran, Iran on January 17, 2020

Commentary

Iran’s Revolutionary Influence in South Asia

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Oct 29, 2020

Commentary

Long Read

Indonesian Muslims wearing masks and maintaining social distance perform Friday prayer at the At-Tin Grand Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia on June 5, 2020. (Eko Siswono Toyudho/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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The Battle for the Soul of Islam