This Outlook provides biographical background on Suleimani that shows why he was chosen as IRGC Quds Force chief.

Hafiz Gul Bahadur is a key Taliban leader in North Waziristan and an enigmatic man of complex ideology, shifting alliances, and an overarching commitment to his own survival.

Maulvi Nazir Ahmad is pivotal to Pakistan's military operations in Waziristan, a Pakistani tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

On August 13, 2009, hundreds of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan fighters descended upon a village in South Waziristan and engaged fighters loyal to Hajji Turkistan Bhittani, a rival, "pro-government" militant commander.

The late New York Times columnist Bill Safire was known for channeling the “Great Mentioner,” the unseen oracle who launched political careers into the stratosphere simply by mentioning a person’s name. Today, a more malevolent oracle is at work in Washington — call him the “Great Whisperer” — seeking to...

Sam Tanenhaus of The New York Times Book Review delivered the November Bradley Lecture.

Sam Tanenhaus will speak on the state of conservatism in the United States. In a lecture entitled “George W. Bush and the Future of Conservatism,” he will look back at the origins of the conservative movement...

A review of Brigadier General Gholamreza Baghbani's career trajectory solidifies a pattern of generational change in the IRGC QF in which former QF field operatives are pursing prominent political and advisory positions.

Conjuring fear of Nazism and anti-Semitism, Jews recoil from the thought that Judaism might be a race, but medical geneticist Harry Ostrer insists the 'biological basis of Jewishness' cannot be ignored.    In his new book, “Legacy: A Genetic History of the Jewish People,” Harry Ostrer, a medical geneticist...