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War Against ISIS Headed for Failure

When U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sat down in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on the 13th anniversary of 9/11, surrounded by the leaders of...

Islamic State Atrocities the Product of ‘Grievances’?

Obama’s logic, of course, is fortified by an entire apparatus of professional apologists who make the same claim.  Thus Georgetown professor John Esposito—whose apologetics...

To Crush ISIS, Make a Deal With Assad

The persistent belief in Western policy circles that there is a “moderate opposition” in Syria — reiterated at the close of a NATO summit...

John Esposito Takes ‘Islam’ Out of ISIS

"ISIS, Radicalization, and the Politics of Violence and Alienation," accompanied by box lunches, attracted about fifty, many capital event regulars, including Georgetown's Berkley Center...

Think Tanks for Sale or Rent

In exchange for this largesse, the research institutions in question offered their donors two main benefits: One, they pressured staff members both to "refrain...

Does Moderate Islamic Ideology Exist?

In other words, if a young Muslim became very religious, is there an approved Islamic theological source or interpretation that clearly contradicts such a...

‘Vetted Moderate’ Free Syrian Army Commander Admits Alliance with ISIS

On Monday, the Daily Star in Lebanon quoted a FSA brigade commander saying that his forces were working with the Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Qaeda’s official Syrian...

Islamists Are Not Our Friends

On one side are the Islamists — both Sunni and Shiite. ISIS and the Muslim Brotherhood represent the Sunni end of the spectrum, while...

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