Opinion

Obama Must Wage War on the Islamic State, Not Merely Harass It

    After Paris, it’s clear: Doing the minimum won’t make us safe. It’s time the president stopped hedging and took meaningful steps to defend us...

Paris Attacks Suggest Shift in Islamic State’s Strategy

    The only reason we didn't have attacks like Paris before is because they weren't part of ISIS strategy. Now they are   Friday’s attacks in Paris,...

To Have Paris, Defeat ISIS

    The Paris slaughter claimed by the Islamic State constitutes, as President François Hollande of France declared, an “act of war.” As such, it demands...

Why the Paris Massacre Will Have Limited Impact

    As these questions suggest, the people and the professionals are moving in opposite directions, the former to the right, the latter to the left....

The Horror in Paris

    Paris endured one of the worst terror assaults in history Friday night, with scores murdered in coordinated attacks at multiple sites, including a restaurant,...

Egypt’s President Needs Liberal Friends as He Fights Islamists

    Hossam Bahgat, a respected rights activist and journalist, was arrested Sunday for “publishing false news that harms national security,” according to a lawyer who...

Onward, Christian Soldiers?

    When the Islamic State group pushed into northern Iraq in the early summer of 2014, it swept up in its path many of the...

In Egypt, Angry Talk of Western Conspiracy Over Plane Crash

    The warnings of a plot have been widely promoted by opinion-makers in print, online, and on TV, sometimes hinting and sometimes saying flat-out that...

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