James Phillips is a former visiting fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs at The Heritage Foundation.
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The Obama administration continues to have difficulty in gaining support for its failing strategy to defeat the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL)…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Not surprisingly, the artificial June 30 deadline set for concluding the P5&1 nuclear talks won’t be met. The deadline backfired against the United States in… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In Washington, a gaffe is defined as a statement in which a politician inadvertently tells the truth. President Obama has been roasted this week for… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Turkey yielded a resounding vote of no confidence in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s increasingly authoritarian and pro-Islamist policies. Erdogan’s political party,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The seizure of the city of Ramadi by the Islamic State (or ISIS) on Sunday was a major setback for the Iraqi government and for… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The emerging nuclear deal with Iran has numerous flaws that could dangerously undermine U.S. national security. It lets Iran maintain a huge nuclear infrastructure that… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized a cargo ship Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz, after first firing a shot across the bow of the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Senate soon will have an opportunity to strengthen congressional oversight over the Obama administration’s naïve and risky nuclear framework agreement with Iran. The Senate… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Is the Obama administration deliberately releasing crucial information about Iran’s nuclear capabilities at politically opportune times? First, let’s look at some history about the Obama… Read More
InternationalCommentary
After missing its self-imposed negotiating deadline for the third time, the Obama administration announced Thursday an agreement in principle with an Iranian regime that has no principles,… Read More
