Terrorism Defies Definition
Defining terrorism has practical implications because formally certifying an act of violence as terrorist has important consequences in U.S. law.
IS and the Incoherence of Western Policy
The West wants to destroy IS but it has neither allies on the ground nor a grasp of the dynamics of the conflict unfolding in Iraq and Syria.
Kerry, Qatar and the Poisonous Tree
By insinuating that Israel is to blame for IS’s rise to power, Kerry was not simply blaming the victim. He was empowering the aggressor.
Abbas’s Responsibility for Murder
To understand what drives a young Palestinian to carry out such a deadly attack, one needs to look at the statements of Palestinian Authority leaders during the past few weeks.
It’s Time to Beat the Jew-Haters
The challenge of anti-Semitism in North America is growing and mutating by the day.
Historic Justice: A Kurdish State Now
The borders of most of the Arab countries east of the Mediterranean were delineated in the period following WWI, on the ruins of the Ottoman Empire.
‘Islamic State’ Should Cause No Surprise
The international community is surprised, frightened and shocked, but actually, there is no reason for surprise.
What The “Two State Solution” Has to Do with the Rise of Islamic Extremism: Zero
The “Arab Spring” did not erupt as a result of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Rather, it was the outcome of decades of tyranny and corruption in the Arab world.
Chemical Weapons Revelations in the Middle East
Two chemical weapons-related stories this week should be considered separate, not necessarily interchangeable, parts of a whole.
ISIS Justifies Its Yazidi Slaves
That the Islamic State has enslaved Yazidi women and children it captured is an established fact.