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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley unveils previously classified information intending to prove Iran violated UNSCR 2231 by providing the Houthi rebels in Yemen with arms, December 14, 2017 (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Red Sea Rising

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Feb 23, 2018

Commentary

4 Min Read

Iraqi rapid intervention forces advance as they take part in an operation against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists east of Tuz Khurmatu, February 7, 2018 (MAHMUD SALEH/AFP/Getty Images)

Reports

Stabilizing and Reconstructing Iraq: A Challenging Path Ahead

Michael Pregent

Former Senior Fellow

Jonas Parello-Plesner

Executive Director, Alliance of Democracies Foundation

Michael Pregent & Jonas Parello-Plesner

Reports

3 Min Read

Mosul's Old City, on January 8, 2018, six months after Iraqi forces seized the country's second city from Islamic State group jihadists (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Reconstructing Iraq: A Test Case for Trumpian Burden-Sharing

Jonas Parello-Plesner

Executive Director, Alliance of Democracies Foundation

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Jonas Parello-Plesner & Peter Rough

Feb 21, 2018

Commentary

5 Min Read

President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in response to the Iran Nuclear Deal on July 15, 2015 (Ken Cedeno/Corbis via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Iran Deal Is Now Officially a Disaster. So Where Were You?

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Feb 21, 2018

Commentary

8 Min Read

Commentary

Egypt Honors Slain Coptic Christians, But Fails to Protect the Living

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Feb 20, 2018

Commentary

4 Min Read

In the Media

U.S. Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Peter Rough

Feb 20, 2018

In the Media

Commentary

Is The West Finally Pushing Saudi Arabia to Squelch its Version of Radical Islam

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Feb 19, 2018

Commentary

5 Min Read

In the Media

How Can Saudi Arabia and Egypt Help Confront Toxic Ideologies?

Samuel Tadros

Former Senior Fellow

Samuel Tadros

Jan 18, 2018

In the Media

In the Media

Michael Pregent Testifies Before the House Oversight Committee

Michael Pregent

Former Senior Fellow

Michael Pregent

Jan 17, 2018

In the Media

Commentary

Absent Religious Liberty, No End in Sight for Iran's Protests

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Jan 12, 2018

Commentary

5 Min Read

Military parade in Tehran, Iran, September 21, 2016 (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Commentary

Don’t End the Iran Deal, Fix It

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Jan 10, 2018

Commentary

4 Min Read

President Trump speaks about the Iran deal from the Diplomatic Reception room of the White House, October 13, 2017 (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Beyond Tweets, Here’s How Trump Could Help the Iranian Protesters