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Bashar al-Assad

Lessons of the Syrian Reactor

The intelligence failures of Iraq seriously constrained policy makers in other areas.

Jigsaw Jihadism

Ethnic terrorist groups like Hamas can be engaged but there is no negotiating with religious terrorists. A strategy for splitting up the Al-Qaeda network.

Al-Qaeda's Media Strategies

Jihad is as virtual as it is real.

Jihad, Unintended

To err is human. Not to learn from one's mistakes--and to jeopardize the nation's security in the process--is unforgivable.

Finding the Lost Peace

Arafat's death opened a real window for peace--but it won't stay open for long.

The Theological Iron Curtain

If the United States does not dramatically reorient its diplomacy to promote development and human rights in the Muslim world, it will forsake its own national security interests.

Commentary

The Myth of the Arab State

Across the Middle East, states are becoming decentralized and fragmented.

Obama and Erdogan's Trust Problem

The prime minister's visit to Washington will feature hot disagreements over Syria behind closed doors.

Israel's Syria Story Isn't Over

The ripples of the raids are only starting to spread.

Blogs

Who's Rejecting Syrian-Israeli Peace?

Netanyahu is the obstructionist now. Regime change in Damascus is not a cure-all.

Books & Reviews

A War, or Un-War?

Experts Peña and Pham square off on Iraq.

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May 24, 2013