Islamist Movements

U.S. President Joe Biden walks to board a plane following an Arab summit, at King Abdulaziz International Airprot, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 16, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Order from Chaos

Should “Islam” matter in US foreign policy?

Shadi Hamid

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

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Nonstate armed actors in Iraq, Libya, Yemen, and Syria

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The problem of democracy: Islam, liberalism, and American foreign policy

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Iran

The reason Iran turned out to be so repressive

Shadi Hamid

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

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Afghanistan

Recognition and the Taliban

Friday, September 30, 2022

Iraq

The protester paradox: Why do anti-Islamist activists look toward clerical leadership?

Marsin Alshamary

April 2022

Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders of the PVV party reacts as a dog barks at him as he campaigns in Valkenburg, Netherlands, March 11, 2017. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez - RC1F934580E0

Religion & Politics

“The biggest problem in the Netherlands”: Understanding the Party for Freedom’s politicization of Islam

Koen Damhuis

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

A man stands at Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque in Doha, Qatar, June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon - RC1242A98100

Middle East & North Africa

Reflecting on Qatar’s “Islamist” soft power

David B. Roberts

April 2019

Sheikh Chemseddine Bouroubi (L), a well-known imam who follows a traditional Algerian school of Islam, reads a religious book at a Salafist stand during the 15th International Book Fair (SILA) in Algiers October 29, 2010. Algeria is cracking down on imports of books preaching the ultra-conservative Salafist branch of Islam, officials and industry insiders say, in a step aimed at reining in the ideology's growing influence. Salafism is a school of Islam that has its roots in Saudi Arabia and emphasises religious purity. Its followers reject the trappings of modern life, including music, Western styles of dress and taking part in politics. Picture taken October 29, 2010. To match Feature ALGERIA-RELIGION/BOOKS REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (ALGERIA - Tags: EDUCATION SOCIETY RELIGION) - RTXV0GL

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“We pray for our president”: Saudi-inspired loyalist Salafism and the business sector in Kazakhstan

Aurélie Biard

January 2019

Blog Posts

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris offers condolences to United Arab Emirates' President and ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan after the death of UAE's President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan at the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2022. United Arab Emirates Ministry of Presidential Affairs/Handout via REUTERS

Order from Chaos

Biden’s difficult task: Reviving US partnerships in the Middle East

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, July 8, 2022

Smoke billows from a Saudi Aramco's petroleum storage facility after an attack in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia March 26, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Order from Chaos

Yemen: Peace at last?

Bruce Riedel

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

A girl walks near a building destroyed during past fighting with Islamic State militants, in the old city of Mosul, Iraq February 1, 2022. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Order from Chaos

Not by counterterrorism alone: Root causes and the defeat of the Islamic State group

Steven Heydemann

Thursday, February 17, 2022

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Afghanistan

What’s going on in Afghanistan?

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Islamist Movements

Should “Islam” matter in US foreign policy?

Nonstate armed actors in Iraq, Libya, Yemen, and Syria

The problem of democracy: Islam, liberalism, and American foreign policy

The reason Iran turned out to be so repressive

Reports

Recognition and the Taliban

The protester paradox: Why do anti-Islamist activists look toward clerical leadership?

“The biggest problem in the Netherlands”: Understanding the Party for Freedom’s politicization of Islam

Reflecting on Qatar’s “Islamist” soft power

“We pray for our president”: Saudi-inspired loyalist Salafism and the business sector in Kazakhstan

Blog Posts

Biden’s difficult task: Reviving US partnerships in the Middle East

Yemen: Peace at last?

Not by counterterrorism alone: Root causes and the defeat of the Islamic State group

Events

Mozambique’s al-Shabab insurgency, and local and international responses

The evolution of nonstate armed actors in the Middle East

Winning the peace: Armed groups and security sector challenges

Related Books

Road Warriors: Foreign Fighters in the Armies of Jihad

Rethinking Political Islam

Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement: What Everyone Needs to Know

Experts

Marsin Alshamary

Nonresident Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy

Shadi Hamid

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy

Multimedia

What’s going on in Afghanistan?

Insurgency is easier than governing: The future of the Taliban in Afghanistan

The long war in Somalia

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