Iran Appears Poised for a Surprise Nuclear Breakout
The Islamic Republic seems in no hurry to complete a nuclear deal.
May 19, 2022
Preventing Jihadist Insurgencies from Gaining Ground
“Historians will view this period as a relative calm before a storm.”
The United States can no longer afford to “react to threats after they have emerged,” argues Emily Estelle in a new report on the dangers posed by the violent strains of Salafism, the fundamentalist Islamic ideology espoused by Islamic State. Noting the growing power vacuum in the Middle East and the pressing challenges posed by Russia and China, Estelle outlines a path for the U.S. to “avert rather than mitigate [the] risk” of global Salafi-jihadist terror. Failure to do so, she contends, will exacerbate domestic tensions while accelerating wide-ranging threats to national security.
May 19, 2022
Preventing Jihadist Insurgencies from Gaining Ground
“Historians will view this period as a relative calm before a storm.”
The Fate of Russia’s Jews
“It is so fragile, literally crumbling apart.”
Two Years After the Pandemic Began, the Jewish Pilgrimage to the Tunisian Island of Djerba Resumes
Political tensions linger.
The Complicated Legacy of Eva Frank, Perhaps the Only Jewish, Female Messianic Figure
Jacob Frank and his daughter Eva claimed the mantle of Shabbetai Tzvi.