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Egyptian Coptic Christians attend a memorial ceremony for relatives murdered by Islamic State group militants in Libya, on February 16, 2015, in the village of al-Awar in Egypt's southern province of Minya. (MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Islamic State's Horrible Healing Power in Egypt

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Feb 19, 2015

Commentary

4 Min Read

In the Media

Sam Tadros on Morning in America

Samuel Tadros

Former Senior Fellow

Samuel Tadros

Feb 18, 2015

In the Media

An Iraqi Christian fleeing the violence in the towns of Qaraqush and Bartala prays at the Saint George church on July 1, 2014 in the Kurdish autonomous region's capital Arbil. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Jerusalem Notebook: By the Rivers of Babylon...

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Feb 16, 2015

Commentary

7 Min Read

Spent bullet shells litter the ground as a member of the Islamist-linked militia of Misrata walks past following three days of battles in the area of Tripoli's International airport, on August 21, 2014. (MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Libya Does Not Have to be the Next Afghanistan

Mike Rogers

Former Distinguished Fellow

Mike Rogers

Feb 12, 2015

Commentary

3 Min Read

An Iranian flag flutters next to a ground-to-ground Sajil missile before being launched at an undisclosed location in Iran on November 12, 2008. (-/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Why the White House Is Getting Lonelier on Iran

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Feb 7, 2015

Commentary

13 Min Read

In the Media

Will the New National Security Strategy Work?

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Feb 6, 2015

In the Media

Commentary

Nuclear Dreams: Iran Now Controls Four Arab Capitals, Plus Washington, D.C.

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Feb 5, 2015

Commentary

9 Min Read

Jordanian students shout slogans and wave flags on February 5, 2015 in the capital Amman during a rally against the Islamic state (IS) group and in reaction to the burning alive of Jordanian pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh. (KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Jordan Pilot Hostage Moaz al-Kasasbeh 'Burned Alive'

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Feb 4, 2015

Commentary

1 Min Read

In the Media

Mike Doran and Lee Smith talk Iran on Hugh Hewitt

Michael Doran

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

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Michael Doran & Lee Smith

Feb 4, 2015

In the Media

The Jerusalem Old City is seen through barbed wire on November 10, 2014. (THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Jerusalem Notebook: Living in the Eye of the Storm

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Feb 3, 2015

Commentary

7 Min Read

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron in the East Room of the White House January 16, 2015 in Washington, DC. The two leaders had an Oval Office meeting earlier discussing bilateral issues including economic growth, international trade, cyber security, Iran, ISIL, counterterrorism, Ebola, and Russia's actions in Ukraine. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Commentary

Obama's Secret Iran Strategy