Why the U.S. Raid On Abu Sayyaf and ISIS in Eastern Syria May Be A Game Changer
This morning, reports confirmed that U.S. Special Operations Forces conducted a daring raid deep into Eastern Syria killing a...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Why the U.S. Raid On Abu Sayyaf and ISIS in Eastern Syria May Be A Game Changer
A nation must think before it acts.
Middle East Program
One year later, ISIS overtakes al Qaeda: What’s next?
A year ago, the Islamic State (IS or ISIS) was on the rise but few expected them to travel...
ISIS Gets Kicked Off Twitter: Will they evolve or devolve on the Internet?
Thousands of ISIS member Twitter accounts have been shutdown over the past two weeks by Twitter. The implications are apparently dire...
Netanyahu’s Speech: What Difference Does it Make?
In the run-up to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress yesterday, one important question was being asked...
Israeli Elections 2015: Possible Coalitions
In the upcoming Israeli elections on March 17, no one party is expected to win a majority of seats...
The White House CVE Summit: What should we expect? More of the same or a new direction to counter ISIS?
Yesterday, Vice President Joseph Biden kicked off the much anticipated White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE). He...
The Sudairi Seven Back on Top
Tally Helfont is the Director of FPRI’s Program on the Middle East. Friday has been a busy day in...
Abbas Goes to the U.N. Security Council and the ICC
After the collapse of the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks last spring, the Palestinian Authority headed by President Mahmoud Abbas had...
Who attacked Charlie Hebdo in Paris? Assessing a Jihadi Attack in The West, ISIS vs al Qaeda
Today’s terrorist attack in Paris killed 12 people at the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine; presumably for their perceived insults...
As ISIS Takes A Pounding While Nusra Takes Ground In Syria’s Security Vacuum
The U.S. led coalition appears to be slowly rolling back ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Fighting in Kobane to...