Islamic State (ISIS)

Baghdeda, Qaraqosh, Al-Hamdaniya: Three Names for One Assyrian City
Baghdeda, Qaraqosh, Al-Hamdaniya: Three Names for One Assyrian City

Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq was the first of its kind in papal history. The remaining Christians in Iraq long anticipated his visit, including to an Assyrian city just 23 miles (37 kilometers) east of Mosul.

Giving Credit Where It’s Due: A Retrospective of the Trump Administration
Giving Credit Where It’s Due: A Retrospective of the Trump Administration

For those of us who care about the affairs of state, giving credit where it’s due is just as important as calling out mistakes and missteps.

Multiple Beheadings in Mozambique: Is the World Indifferent?
Multiple Beheadings in Mozambique: Is the World Indifferent?

On November 10, Al Jazeera posted a breathtaking headline: “ISIS-linked attackers behead 50 people in northern Mozambique.” The subhead was equally horrifying: “Witnesses say the assailants herded victims onto a football pitch in the village of Muatide where the killings were carried out.”

To Defeat the Islamic Fascism of Iran and Turkey, We Must Delegitimize the Ideology
To Defeat the Islamic Fascism of Iran and Turkey, We Must Delegitimize the Ideology

The rhetoric about the so-called “War on Terror” has led us down the wrong path for 20 years. Terrorism is…

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
A Terror to Bad Conduct: Christian Statecraft and the Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

For his countless acts of callousness and injustice, Baghdadi deserved to die, and I can be thankful that the world is spared from his terror without sacrificing my Christianity to say as much.

Rejoicing & Baghdadi’s Death

Several Christian pacifists have warned against celebrating the death of ISIS terror chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who blew up himself…

Ep. 44: Chaos for the Kurds Amidst US Withdrawal

Managing Editor Drew Griffin interviews Faysal Itani of the Atlantic Council on the US withdrawal from Syria, the identity of…

Hit Turkey Where it Hurts — Help Armenia

The best response to President Erdogan’s aggression in Syria is to recognize Turkey’s century-old genocide of Christians and help the…

Rehabilitation and Education for Former Militants is the New Battle in Syria
Rehabilitation and Education for Former Militants is the New Battle in Syria

Though Syria still struggles with violence and fighting, the Islamic State’s territorial holdings have been almost completely eradicated. But while ISIS may no longer have physical control in the country, it has left young militants and a dangerous, extremist ideology.

Explore The Latest

2020 Presidential Election (8) Abraham Kuyper (5) Alliances (132) American Exceptionalism (20) American Revolution (9) Anti-Semitism (16) Apologetics (24) Biden Administration (115) Brexit (11) Cancel Culture (3) Catholic Church (66) character formation (22) Chemical Weapons (4) Christian Ethics (528) Christian Realism (388) Christianity & Crisis Archives (118) Civil Religion (22) Civil-Military Relations (21) Climate Change (6) Cold War (67) Communism (108) Coptic Church (15) Corruption (33) COVID-19 Pandemic (42) Cybersecurity (15) Democracy (361) Deterrence (46) Dictatorship (54) Diplomacy (144) Education (6) Episcopal Church (5) Evangelical Christians (34) Freedom (52) Freedom of the Press (13) Genocide (13) History (234) Holocaust (17) Human Flourishing (54) Human Rights (275) Immigration (29) Integralism (11) Intelligence & Espionage (51) International Religious Liberty (315) Islam (62) Islamic State (ISIS) (118) Just War Tradition (250) Kurds (10) Liberalism (104) Millennial Christians on Nation-States and Patriotism (16) Missile Defense (13) Missions (9) Moral Injury (8) Nationalism and Patriotism (158) Nuclear Weapons (88) Obama Administration (50) Pacifism (34) Peace (147) Political Theology (76) Political Theory (104) Race (10) Refugees (27) Revolutions (13) Russian Orthodox Church (23) Socialism (5) Soft Power (35) Strategy (10) Syrian Civil War (36) Technology (21) Terrorism (157) The World in 2020 (4) Theology (96) Trade & Economics (108) Trump Administration (269) United Nations (UN) (15) US Military (51) US State Department (19) Vietnam War (23) War (224) Zionism (12)