Modern political Islam dates back nearly a century and has spread nearly everywhere. While Islamism appears to be in decline in Muslim-majority countries, Islamists forge ahead in the West – in education, the courts, business, electoral politics, and beyond. How did they achieve this, what threat do they pose, and what can be done to defeat them?

Five out of the six parties that poll best in Israel's elections next month represent the Right, so personalities and narrow distinctions differentiate them. What are those differences and how much will the next government be affected by them?

President Biden wants to return to the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) repudiated by the Trump administration, but is it too late to turn back the clock? With Biden stating that Tehran must stop enriching uranium before sanctions are lifted, what are the chances of striking a deal? Are there better policy options on the table?

The Obama Administration’s reset of America’s role in the Middle East backfired. The Iraq withdrawal led to the rise of the Islamic State, the Iran nuclear deal emboldened a rogue regime, and a preference for regime change encouraged the Islamist winter. Has Biden learned from those mistakes? If so, what might he do differently?

With the lists of the political parties now finalized and submitted, polls show Netanyahu having a harder time forming a coalition than his opponents. Could this election be Bibi's downfall?

Contrary to its claims of reform and non-violence, the Muslim Brotherhood has an Islamist program and relies heavily on intimidation. Drawing on her original research of previously unreleased Egyptian documents, Cynthia Farahat explains how the MB is less a political entity that relies on terrorist tactics and more a jihadi organization that deploys a political façade.

After four years on the backburner, the Palestinian issue is resurfacing with the advent of the Biden Administration. What does this mean for Israel and beyond?

Increasingly, Arabic-speaking Christians in Israel, led by Father Gabriel Naddaf of Nazareth, seek to escape the Palestinian identity and fully to integrate their community into the Jewish state, with an emphasis on IDF service. They are working at this with help from Jews like Amit Barak. What challenges to integration do Israel’s Arab Christians face? Are they succeeding?

What happens after Ayatollah Khamenei dies? Will another leading cleric or his son succeed him? Might the Iranian Revolutionary Guard insert its own candidate? Ali Alfoneh discusses the impending transition and suggests how the U.S. government can positively influence it.

With President Joe Biden just sworn in, what next for Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu, and the elections in March?