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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

On the eve of renewed sanctions by Washington, Iranian protesters demonstrate outside the former US embassy in Tehran on November 4, 2018, marking the anniversary of its storming by student protesters in 1979. (NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

Iranian Revolution, Phase Two: Hidden in Plain Sight

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Apr 8, 2019

Commentary

5 Min Read

In the Media

Implications of the U.S. Recognizing Israel’s Sovereignty Over the Golan Heights

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Apr 2, 2019

In the Media

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu (R) show members of the media the proclamation recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over Golan Heights on March 25, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Commentary

Good Move on the Golan Heights

Douglas J. Feith

Senior Fellow

Douglas J. Feith

Mar 27, 2019

Commentary

4 Min Read

Commentary

Transcript: The Ambassadors Series: A Discussion with Ambassador Danny Danon

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Mar 25, 2019

Commentary

Long Read

Girls in front of a UNHCR refugee tent in the Hasan Sham refugee camp. The tent camp near the largely destroyed former IS stronghold of Mossul accommodates 3,300 of the 1.8 million internally displaced persons in Iraq. (picture alliance via Getty Images)

Commentary

ISIS’s Final Battle Will Not Blot Out Its Brutal Legacy

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Mar 22, 2019

Commentary

5 Min Read

A woman looks on as she waits to be searched by members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after leaving the Islamic State (IS) group's last holdout of Baghouz, in the eastern Syria, March 1, 2019. (DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Don't Give Jihadi Brides Victimhood Status. Try Them.

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Farahnaz Ispahani

Former member, Parliament of Pakistan

Nina Shea & Farahnaz Ispahani

Mar 20, 2019

Commentary

5 Min Read

A Syriac Christian militiaman stands guard on top of a building at the Saint John's church (Mar Yohanna) in the nearly deserted predominantly Christian Iraqi town of Qaraqosh, on April 16, 2017.(CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Iran's Furtive Occupation of Iraq's Christian Communities

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Mar 17, 2019

Commentary

4 Min Read

Commentary

India And Pakistan Avoiding A Nuclear Nightmare

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Mar 14, 2019

Commentary

1 Min Read

Egyptians perform the sunset prayer after the first fasting day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the Al-Ahzar mosque in Cairo on July 10, 2013. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Conflicting Currents in Egyptian Thought

Tarek Elgawhary

President, Coexist Research International

Tarek Elgawhary

Mar 11, 2019

Commentary

Long Read

US vice President Mike Pence (L) is seen with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an official welcome ceremony at the Prime Minister's Office on January 22, 2018 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)

Commentary

Deep Dish: Bibi Netanyahu and the U.S.-Israel Relationship

Douglas J. Feith

Senior Fellow

Douglas J. Feith

Mar 7, 2019

Commentary

1 Min Read

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on February 22, 2019. (HOW HWEE YOUNG/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

The Saudis Hedge Their American Bets