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The Aleppo Betrayal
The inevitable outcome in Aleppo shows how the Syrian revolution has been betrayed first and foremost by Islamism in all its expressions, particularly international jihadism.
Dec 7, 2016
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Hassan Mneimneh
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Turkey’s Policy Hinders the War on Terror
Why is Turkey suddenly passionate about helping fight Da’esh?
Nov 17, 2016
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Rezan Haddou
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Will Sunni Regional Players Turn Mosul into Ashes for the Islamic State?
The devastation of Aleppo, Idlib, and Tikrit may motivate the Sunni leaders in Mosul and Raqqa to think and act politically rather than violently.
Nov 1, 2016
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Frzand Sherko
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The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
What is striking today are the historical similarities between the first Ottoman venture in Northern Iraq and the current deployment of Turkish troops in Bashiqa and other areas of Iraqi Kurdistan.
Oct 31, 2016
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Yerevan Saeed
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Integration and Resilience: European Tools against Terrorism
In order to start a “holy war” against the West, al Qaeda tried to lure Western countries into the Middle Eastern military quagmire. ISIS’ goal, however, is to create a social conflict in the West in order to weaken it, since a weakened enemy is an easier target in the long run.
Sep 30, 2016
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Maurizio Geri
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The Functions and Value of the Media Caliphate
The author would like to thank Dr. Jacob Olidort for his assistance and support on this piece. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has a much more effective online media program than its jihadi neighbors and predecessors: it recruits and radicalizes supporters while provoking and terrorizing enemies. Yet
Sep 19, 2016
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Omar I. Alhashani
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Ideology and Education in Baghdadi’s Caliphate
People around world are prone to oversimplify the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Some say, for example, that they are no more than a transitory or incidental phenomenon. Others posit that they are merely a gang of mercenaries who can be eliminated through military effort alone. Yet, regardless of
Sep 7, 2016
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Dr. Raymon Al-Maaloli
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Policing Burkinis: What France and Saudi Arabia Have in Common
On the shore of Nice’s Promenade des Anglais, where July’s Bastille Day attack killed 85 people, a photograph of a woman removing a layer of clothes with French police officers standing over her went viral. The image exposed the irony of a country that classifies itself as a “secular” republic
Sep 7, 2016
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Muhammad Mansour
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Could Turkey End the Bloodshed?
The sectarian, ethnic "holy wars" manifesting in Syria and Iraq are morphing into permanent security and financial liabilities for the international community. Have the people of Iraq and Syria decided that they are better off when they are separate but equal? In 2003, Iraq was enshrined with a constitution that
Sep 7, 2016
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Dani Tahrawi
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Small Nation, High Stakes: The Decline of Lebanon and its Regional Implications
The League of Arab States has 22 members. The heads of state in all but one are Muslim. Up until two years ago, Lebanon was evidence that pluralism in the Arab region was more than just a pipe-dream. Since May 2014, however, with the mandate of the former president expiring
Aug 22, 2016
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Hassan Mneimneh
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The EU's Muddled Involvement in Mideast Affairs
If the Europeans continue to act independently of local actors' wishes, they could further complicate matters in a region already beset by daunting challenges.
Aug 5, 2016
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Ramy Aziz
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The Cyber Dimensions of ISIS’s Occupation of Mosul
Mentally manipulating the Iraqi security forces by shaping the news and disseminating it online was one of the major pillars of ISIS’ strategy to occupy Mosul. The fall of Mosul on June 10 2014, followed by the fall of Nineveh and other Iraqi provinces, was especially notable for ISIS’s use
Aug 5, 2016
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Ali Aghuan
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Islamophobia: What the Islamic State Really Wants
Lone wolf attacks are inevitable, but U.S. and Western reactions will determine whether the jihadist group succeeds in its long-term goal of turning its hatred into a culture war legitimized by the other side.
Jul 29, 2016
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Muhammad Mansour
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The Draw of ISIS in Iraq
July 15, 2016 Some Western social and political scientists have explained the rise of ISIS in Iraq as a response to Islamic and Arab peoples’ rejection of globalization or Western culture. Although this analysis may be theoretically correct, like to most theoretical analyses, it does not fit with the reality
Jul 15, 2016
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Haitham Numan
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Saudi Youth Politics: Between Bombings and Theme Parks
As the kingdom attempts to counter the Islamic State's narrative by consolidating a common identity for those most prone to radicalization, it is simultaneously alienating others.
Jul 8, 2016
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Omar I. Alhashani
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The War on ISIS: Why Put Mosul before Hawija?
Last March, Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Brett McGurk announced the launch of a complex operation to liberate Mosul. This announcement, and the United States' subsequent efforts, have suggested that the United States is undoubtedly one of the countries most dedicated to building a successful
Jun 24, 2016
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Marwan al-Ani
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Dabiq: The Problem and Solution to the Syrian Crisis
The Islamic State (ISIS)’s siege of Mare’ in the countryside north of Aleppo near Dabiq has once again brought this Syrian town into the public eye. It is one of ISIS’s latest conquests in a string of newly captured strategic villages such as Kafr Kalbin and Jibrin during the end
Jun 24, 2016
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Rezan Haddou
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Disentangling the Legacies of ISIS
It is certainly still premature to engage in a post-mortem for the “Islamic State” in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). While the group has lost two-fifths of its territorial conquests, including Tikrit, Ramadi, Tal Abyad, Sinjar, and Palmyra, ISIS has not yet been put fully on the defensive. Instead, it continues
Jun 17, 2016
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Hassan Mneimneh
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Media Analysis of the Meeting Between Prince Turki Al-Faisal and General Amidror
The May 6 meeting between Prince Turki al-Faisal, Saudi Arabia’s former intelligence chief, and Israeli Major General Yaakov Amidror, Israel's former national security advisor—hosted by The Washington Institute for Near East Policy—has spurred a wide range of differing voices in the Arab press to comment. Some newspapers have denounced the
May 20, 2016
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Mohamed Abdelaziz
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Between Iran and the Gulf: An Environment in Transition
May 20, 2016 In the Gulf region, a state of tension prevails regarding what has become of the Arab world. Fears are also growing of Iran’s strength, population, regional expansion, semi-revolutionary ideology, increasingly institutionalized political system, and nuclear agreement. Moreover, Iran has actively involved itself in both realms, using its
May 20, 2016
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Shafeeq Ghabra
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