Michael Weiss is a Senior Editor at The Daily Beast and co-author of the New York Times bestseller ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror. He also edits The Interpreter, an online translation and analysis journal devoted to all things Russian and Ukrainian.
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Why We Need Saul Bellow Now
Saul Bellow refused to be pinned down—politically or artistically.... MORE
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When Russians Bomb Your Town
Putin’s military says its only going after terrorists in Syria.... MORE
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Putin ‘Seducing’ Iraq’s Tribes
‘Russia is serious in fighting terrorism,’ one sheikh tells The Daily Beast, ‘unlike the U.S.’ MORE
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Russian Oligarch or FBI Rat?
A U.S.... MORE
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Russians Stick U.S. With $50K Bar Bill
Three Russian businessmen snared in a money-laundering case racked up $50K in hotel and bar... MORE
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Why ISIS Isn’t Going Anywhere
What Congress needs to know about the Islamic State’s long game. MORE
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Putin’s Very Bad Day in Syria
A jet fighter downed by Turkey, a helicopter blown up—Russia’s military hasn’t had such a... MORE
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‘How I Escaped From ISIS’
Motorcycles and minibuses, fake IDs and frantic calls.... MORE
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Inside ISIS’s Torture Brigades
Talking to girls. Drinking a beer. A thousand things will get you tortured in the Islamic State.... MORE
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How ISIS Picks Its Suicide Bombers
They come from Russia, France—even New Jersey—to end their lives for an ‘Islamic State.... MORE
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GOP Guvs Fall for ISIS’s Fake Passports
Republicans seized on a Paris attacker’s Syrian passport as a reason to keep refugees out.... MORE
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Confessions of an ISIS Spy
He joined the so-called Islamic State, trained jihadist infantry, and groomed foreign... MORE
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ISIS Kills Syrian Activists in Turkey
The men who formed Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently were gunned down inside what should’ve been... MORE
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CIA-Armed Rebels March On Assad Homeland
The Russian bombs were supposed to be helping Syria’s dictator. Instead, the rebels are advancing. MORE