Michael Pregent

Michael Pregent is a senior Middle East analyst and consultant, and a former intelligence officer.

Why Does Baghdad Let ISIS Keep Winning?

Ramadi may have fallen to ISIS on Sunday, but the city has been under attack for over a year. Sectarian politics kept the government from defending it—and could empower ISIS further.

Jacob Siegel

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Iran Makes ISIS Impossible to Beat

Washington needs to quit pretending it can work with Iran to defeat the Islamic State. Tehran’s real objective is to defeat Washington.

Michael Weiss