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Mullah Muhammad Omar's Eid al-Fitr Ramadan Message
Click here for the original content. -- In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful. الحمد لله رب العلمین و الصلوة والسلام علی سیدالأنبیاء والمرسلین محمد وعلی آله وأصحابه أجمعین وب... -
The Complicated Politics of the Iran Review Act (And Why I Think They Cut In Favor of the Act)
When critics of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act are confronted with the fact that the Act delays the President's ability to implement U.S. sanctions relief under the Iran Deal for 60 days, they som... -
Syrian Islamists Reach Out to the U.S., But Serious Issues Remain
“As has become obvious, the Obama administration’s response to the Syrian crisis is an abject failure.” -
Thank the Iran Review Act for the Upcoming Debate About the Iran Deal
So the Iran deal is done, and now we can move to debate it. It is very important to note that but for the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, President Obama could have lifted U.S. sanctions today under ... -
Jihadology Podcast: The Western Women of ISIS with Erin Saltman
This episode of the Jihadology Podcast features an interview with Erin Saltman on the report she co-authored with Melanie Smith, “‘Till Martyrdom Do Us Part’: Gender and the ISIS Phenomenon” (PDF). The c... -
The Philippines Opens Its UNCLOS Case Against China
Last week, Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario made his opening statement before the tribunal overseeing Manila’s arbitration against China. (As regular readers will remember, the Philippines... -
Text of the Iran Deal
Below you'll find the text of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action---the much-anticipated nuclear deal which Iran and six other nations apparently concluded earlier this morning. Joint Comprehensi... -
Kyiv Dispatch: The View from Ukraine
For the next two months, I’ll be sending dispatches from Kyiv on what’s happening within this country that has become a flash-point in Russia’s relationship with the West. I will report back on my conver... -
Audio message from The Islamic State's Hafiz Sa'id Khan: "Message To Our People In Khurasan (Afghanistan)"
Click here for the original content. -- "We implemented Shariah in our areas after it was absent. When Mulla Omar was alive Taliban implemented Shariah." -
How Israel Should Address the Gaza Report’s Impact on the ICC
There has already been considerable discussion of the UN Human Rights Council’s Independent Commission of Inquiry Report into the 2014 Gaza war. What is not known, however, is whether the International ... -
Governance and Security Sector Assistance: The Missing Link—Part I
Editor's Note: We’re breaking new ground here at the Foreign Policy Essay—a two-part series. So many of the problems identified in past Foreign Policy Essays and for Lawfare in general revolve directly o... -
Statement from the Taliban: "Concerning Its Political Affairs"
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