Jonathan Spyer

About Jonathan Spyer

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Jonathan Spyer is a senior research fellow at the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center, and a fellow at the Middle East Forum. He is the author of The Transforming Fire: The Rise of the Israel-Islamist Conflict (Continuum, 2011).

Articles by Jonathan Spyer

U.S., European Elites Just Not Equipped to Deal With Islam's Insurgency
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U.S., European Elites Just Not Equipped to Deal With Islam's Insurgency

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We've Got It Wrong: ISIS Is Not the Main Problem in the Middle East
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We've Got It Wrong: ISIS Is Not the Main Problem in the Middle East

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Last Month, Hamas Murdered My Friend's Father
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Last Month, Hamas Murdered My Friend's Father

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Four Terror Stabbing Attacks in One Day in Jerusalem: Is 'ISIS Intifada' Here?
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Four Terror Stabbing Attacks in One Day in Jerusalem: Is 'ISIS Intifada' Here?

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Exclusive: On the Ground in Iraq, the Stealth Iranian Takeover Becomes Clear
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Exclusive: On the Ground in Iraq, the Stealth Iranian Takeover Becomes Clear

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RIP Keith Broomfield, Killed in a Firefight with ISIS
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RIP Keith Broomfield, Killed in a Firefight with ISIS

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Did U.S. Policy Allow Ramadi to Fall?
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Did U.S. Policy Allow Ramadi to Fall?

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Add Yemen to the Growing List of Fragmented Mid-East States
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Add Yemen to the Growing List of Fragmented Mid-East States

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ISIS Pushes Further into Syria
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ISIS Pushes Further into Syria

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The Middle East: In the Shadow of the Gunmen
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The Middle East: In the Shadow of the Gunmen

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Israel Elections: What Happens if Netanyahu Loses?
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Israel Elections: What Happens if Netanyahu Loses?

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Four Rival Factions Pick Over Syria's Bones
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Four Rival Factions Pick Over Syria's Bones

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Yemen Joins List of Collapsed Mideast States
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Yemen Joins List of Collapsed Mideast States

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Reflections on the Murders in Paris
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Reflections on the Murders in Paris

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Should the West Abandon the Middle East?
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Should the West Abandon the Middle East?

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Battle Lines Emerge in Israel's Election Campaign
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Battle Lines Emerge in Israel's Election Campaign

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Sunni Political Islam: Engine of 'Israeli-Palestinian' Conflict
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Sunni Political Islam: Engine of 'Israeli-Palestinian' Conflict

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Iran Rising: Mullah-Backed Rebels Reach Yemen's Capital
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Iran Rising: Mullah-Backed Rebels Reach Yemen's Capital

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The Islamic State vs. the Islamic Republic
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The Islamic State vs. the Islamic Republic

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The War in Iraq and Syria: Who Are the Players?
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The War in Iraq and Syria: Who Are the Players?

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Islamic State on the March; West Apparently Indifferent
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Islamic State on the March; West Apparently Indifferent

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Netanyahu’s 'Long War' Doctrine
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Netanyahu’s 'Long War' Doctrine

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Hamas and Qatar's Collateral Damage
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Hamas and Qatar's Collateral Damage

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Second Front Opens in the Sunni-Shia War
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Second Front Opens in the Sunni-Shia War

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Palestinian Magical Thinking
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Palestinian Magical Thinking

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The Peace Process is Dead. Let it lay in Peace
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The Peace Process is Dead. Let it lay in Peace

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War Across the Borders
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War Across the Borders

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With Iraq on the Brink, a New Sunni Insurgency Emerges
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With Iraq on the Brink, a New Sunni Insurgency Emerges

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Shifting Mideast Sands Reveal New Alliances
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Shifting Mideast Sands Reveal New Alliances

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The End of the ‘Wrong Side of History’
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The End of the ‘Wrong Side of History’

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After the Pax Americana
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After the Pax Americana

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Quietly, Israel and the Gulf States Draw Closer Together
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Quietly, Israel and the Gulf States Draw Closer Together

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Despite Nobel Prize, Full Removal of Syria's Chemical Weapons Unlikely
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Despite Nobel Prize, Full Removal of Syria's Chemical Weapons Unlikely

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How Will Negotiations Play Out Between Iran and the West?
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How Will Negotiations Play Out Between Iran and the West?

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With Morsi Gone, Hamas Turns Back to Iran for Aid
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With Morsi Gone, Hamas Turns Back to Iran for Aid

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John Kerry's Moderates: Are Non-Al-Qaeda Syrian Rebels Really 'Democratic'?
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John Kerry's Moderates: Are Non-Al-Qaeda Syrian Rebels Really 'Democratic'?

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The Resurgence of the Regimes in the Arab World
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The Resurgence of the Regimes in the Arab World

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‬U.S. Responds to the Prospect of Regime Victory in Syria‬
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‬U.S. Responds to the Prospect of Regime Victory in Syria‬

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Battleground Syria: Saudi Arabia/Qatar Rivalry Shakes Rebels
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Battleground Syria: Saudi Arabia/Qatar Rivalry Shakes Rebels

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Iran, via Hezbollah, Comes to Bashar Assad's Rescue
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Iran, via Hezbollah, Comes to Bashar Assad's Rescue

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Will Obama Tolerate Syria's Sarin Gas Terror?

Will Obama Tolerate Syria's Sarin Gas Terror?

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A Major Syrian Rebel Group Is Now Officially Part of al-Qaeda

A Major Syrian Rebel Group Is Now Officially Part of al-Qaeda

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In Syria, Western Illusions Lead to Ill-Advised Action

In Syria, Western Illusions Lead to Ill-Advised Action

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Syria: War Over the Ruins

Syria: War Over the Ruins

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In Israeli Election, the Center Holds

In Israeli Election, the Center Holds

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Three Kurds Murdered in Paris: Turkey-Kurd Conflict Heating Up?

Three Kurds Murdered in Paris: Turkey-Kurd Conflict Heating Up?

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Netanyahu Faces Divided Opposition in Israeli Elections

Netanyahu Faces Divided Opposition in Israeli Elections

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Battle for Damascus Begins

Battle for Damascus Begins

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Syrian Rebels May Soon Take Country's North

Syrian Rebels May Soon Take Country's North

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Syrian Opposition Attempts to Unite Amidst Growing Chaos

Syrian Opposition Attempts to Unite Amidst Growing Chaos

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