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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

Syrians walk amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following reported air strikes by regime forces in the rebel-held area of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, on August 30, 2015. (ABD DOUMANY/AFP/Getty Images)

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Five Words? Next Year Will Be Worse

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Dec 31, 2015

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5 Min Read

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Why the White House Wanted Congress To Think It Was Being Spied on by the NSA

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Dec 31, 2015

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6 Min Read

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Walter Russell Mead on the Fall of Islamic State

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Dec 31, 2015

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2 Min Read

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Terrorism: Putting a Face on the Victims

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Dec 20, 2015

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3 Min Read

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One-Hour ABC Special Features Project of Center for Religious Freedom to Help 149 Iraqi Christians Escape ISIS

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Dec 18, 2015

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3 Min Read

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Kerry: Assad Stays

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Dec 17, 2015

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5 Min Read

Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara on February 26, 2013. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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Israel and Turkey Restore Diplomatic Relations

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Dec 17, 2015

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4 Min Read

A group of Muslims take part in a rally in front of Trump Tower December 20, 2015 in New York. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)

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Donald Trump's Rhetoric Is Helping ISIS -- and Vice Versa

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A Visit to the 'Place With No Noise'

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Dec 14, 2015

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6 Min Read

In the Media

The New Israel and the Old

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Walter Russell Mead & Michael Doran

Dec 14, 2015

In the Media

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Moroccans Ignore Trump and Worry About Their Own Problems

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Dec 11, 2015

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4 Min Read

Islamic State fighter waving a flag while standing on a captured government fighter jet in Raqqa, Syria, 2015. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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From The Mahdi To ISIS