Commentary / World Dec 6, 2017
Accepting Europe's anti-immigration parties
Europe's populist parties are deeply flawed, but their nativist outlook will become increasingly mainstream
Daniel Pipes
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Commentary / World Jun 7, 2017
What if: 50 years after the 1967 Arab-Israeli War
How did a spectacular battlefield victory translate into problems that still torment Israel today?
Commentary / World Mar 19, 2017
Once again, Jordan finds itself at the precipice
Jordan has muddled through many crises and may do so again, but the current dangers pose an extraordinary challenge.
Commentary / World Oct 19, 2016
Islamist violence will steer Europe's destiny
The greatest question facing Europe is who, Establishment or populace, will steer the continent's future.
Commentary / World May 28, 2016
Saudi Arabia should take in Syrian refugees
The world should stop focusing on Europe and instead turn to those Arab countries capable, with relative ease, to take in, house and employ their desperate brethren fleeing Syria.
Commentary / World Apr 6, 2016
Turkey's President Erdogan gambles and loses
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's personal ambitions are causing Turkey incessant, avoidable problems.
Commentary / World Feb 25, 2016
Can Egypt and Ethiopia share the Nile River?
Egypt has always been defined by the Nile, but today its reliance on the river could be its undoing.
Commentary / World Jan 7, 2016
Can the Dubai model inspire other Arab states?
The United Arab Emirates offer a path ahead based on globalization and compromise, which the region badly needs.