Daniel Pipes
ARTICLES BY: Daniel Pipes
An Appreciation of Bernard Lewis
The historian Bernard Lewis celebrated his 100th birthday on Tuesday. Three quotes establish his career. Martin Kramer, a former student of Lewis, sums up his teacher's accomplishments: Bernard Lewis emerged...
Israel vs. the Left and the West
Since the creation of Israel, Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims have been the mainstay of anti-Zionism, with the Left, from the Soviet Union to professors of...
Cruel Hoax: The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act
In a unanimous voice vote on May 17, the US Senate approved the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), which permits victims of terror attacks and their...
Are We Finally Getting Serious About Identifying Islamists?
After the jihadi attacks in Paris in January and November 2015, the French intelligence agency Direction générale de la sécurité intérieure (DGSI, General Directorate for Internal Security)...
Will Erdoğan’s Ego Lead to His Downfall?
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Republic of Turkey's brilliant -- if evil -- president, so dominates his country's political scene that he can afford a bit...
The Solution To Mideast Migrant Crisis? Saudi Arabia
As European governments slam the gates shut on illegal Middle Eastern immigrants, where can Syrians and others go to, not far from their homelands, for...
‘A Shocking Document’ Turns 100
The Sykes-Picot accord that has shaped and distorted the modern Middle East was signed 100 years ago, on May 16, 1916. In the deal, Mark...
Why Are American Jews Drifting Away From Israel?
Elliott Abrams began a conversation by asking what has caused American Jews to distance themselves from Israel, and finding the main cause to be the 50%-to-60% rate...
Will ISIS Be Gone by the End of the Year?
I predict that the ISIS state in Syria and Iraq will collapse as fast as it arose. Indeed, I will go out on a limb...
Is It Possible for Egypt and Ethiopia to Share the Nile?
Oil is the Middle East's glamor product, sought after by the entire world and bringing the region wealth beyond the dream of avarice. But water...
Assessing Obama’s Mosque Speech on Islam
Wishing to address growing anti-Islamic sentiments among the American public, Barack Obama ventured on February 3 to the Islamic Society of Baltimore (sadly, a mosque...
Identifying Islamists Through Interrogations
When Donald Trump in December called for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States," I replied that changing just one word...
Two Things That Could Undo the Islamist Movement
The Islamist movement may appear stronger than ever, but a close look suggests two weaknesses that might doom it, and perhaps quickly. Its strengths are obvious....
The Danger of Partial No-Go Zones in Europe
Partial no-go zones in majority-Muslim areas are a part of the urban landscape from the Mediterranean to the Baltic, with the French government alone counting 751 of...
