Islamic State (ISIS)

Speakers of Jesus’s Native Tongue: Syriac Christians & the Endurance of an Ancient Faith

The story of Syriac Christians, which history has sadly forgotten as among the first disciples of Christ, is one of political neglect and tragedy, but also of hope for the future

Washington Killed an ISIS Commander in Nigeria, but Has More to Do in West Africa

Despite recent successes in stopping anti-Christian violence in West Africa, there remains significant work to be done on U.S.-Nigeria cooperation on combatting the persecution of Christians

The Epicenter of Terrorism Is Shifting to Africa

Africa has become the new epicenter of global terrorism, with African Christians increasingly victimized by groups affiliated with Islamic State and al-Qaeda

The Realist Case for Working with al-Sharaa’s Syria

Despite his past crimes, the rise of Ahmad al-Sharaa in Syria presents the best opportunity in decades to build a Western-aligned, anti-Iran coalition in the Middle East

Kidnapping of U.S. Missionary Shines Light on Persecution of Christians in Africa

The kidnapping of American missionary pilot Kevin Rideout is just the latest example of the persecution of Christians in western Africa by islamists

ISIS, al-Hol, and the Cracks in Post-Assad Syria

Despite ISIS’s territorial defeat, a fragile Syrian peace and looming U.S. withdrawal risk unleashing tens of thousands of radicalized detainees, threatening a new wave of terror in the region.

How Obama Failed to Anticipate and Respond to ISIS: Review of Michael Gordon’s “Degrade and Destroy”

In “Degrade and Destroy,” Michael Gordon details the counterterrorism failures of the Obama Administration while foreshadowing the disaster of the Biden Administration

Christian Realism and Reemergence of Islamic Extremist Terrorism

While the West is distracted by China and Russia, Islamic terrorism continues to metastasize around the world

Russia and its New Alliances are Responsible for Emboldening Extremism Across Eurasia

Russia cannot be cast as an enemy of terrorism when it is so happy to forge ties with Hamas and the Taliban

Explore The Latest

2020 Presidential Election (9) Abraham Kuyper (6) Alliances (143) American Exceptionalism (33) American Revolution (12) Anti-Semitism (28) Apologetics (25) Biden Administration (129) Brexit (11) Cancel Culture (4) Catholic Church (98) character formation (32) Chemical Weapons (4) Christian Ethics (577) Christian Realism (438) Christianity & Crisis Archives (118) Civil Religion (32) Civil-Military Relations (28) Climate Change (8) Cold War (86) Communism (117) Coptic Church (15) Corruption (34) COVID-19 Pandemic (42) Culture (19) Cybersecurity (16) Democracy (392) Deterrence (54) Dictatorship (62) Diplomacy (159) Education (15) Episcopal Church (5) Evangelical Christians (39) Freedom (69) Freedom of the Press (15) Genocide (19) History (293) Holocaust (24) Human Flourishing (70) Human Rights (304) Immigration (39) Integralism (14) Intelligence & Espionage (55) International Religious Liberty (340) Islam (78) Islamic State (ISIS) (127) Just War Tradition (290) Kurds (10) Liberalism (127) Literature (17) Millennial Christians on Nation-States and Patriotism (16) Missile Defense (15) Missions (9) Moral Injury (12) Nationalism and Patriotism (167) Nuclear Weapons (97) Obama Administration (54) Pacifism (37) Peace (163) Political Theology (113) Political Theory (123) Race (11) Refugees (32) Revolutions (18) Russian Orthodox Church (30) Socialism (10) Soft Power (44) Strategy (17) Syrian Civil War (44) Technology (37) Terrorism (168) The World in 2020 (4) Theology (115) Trade & Economics (118) Trump Administration (311) United Nations (UN) (26) US Military (67) US State Department (21) Vietnam War (25) War (263) Zionism (13)