The Oslo Peace Process: A Calamity for Both Israel and the Palestinians
Delegitimizing Israel while legitimizing the PLO.
September 7, 2016
Al-Qaeda Scores a Comeback against Islamic State
Rumors of its demise have been exaggerated.
Earlier this month, Nusra Front, the main al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, renamed itself Jabhat Fath al-Sham in a public statement that, on its face, would indicate a break with its parent organization. This fits neatly with the conventional wisdom that al-Qaeda has become a second-tier player, unable to keep up with the more popular and powerful Islamic State (IS). But, argue Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Nathaniel Barr, the conventional wisdom is wrong: al-Qaeda has routed Islamic State in Africa, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan while establishing important footholds in Yemen, Libya, and elsewhere; meanwhile, the renaming of Nusra Front was likely mostly for show:
September 7, 2016
Will No One Support the Kurds’ Quest for Statehood?
More likely to appear on the menu than to get a seat at the table.
Al-Qaeda Scores a Comeback against Islamic State
Rumors of its demise have been exaggerated.
No, Religious-Freedom Laws Don’t Protect Child Abusers
Whatever the Daily Beast says.
The Carefully Crafted Message of the Book of Judges
A literary masterpiece in the prophetic tradition.