Some Iraqi troops aren't willing to fight for their government. But many Shiites appear willing to fight for their religious leaders. Richard Engel fightgovernmentiraqi Change image and share on social
In 2009, Hamas was relatively new to power. It had won elections just three years earlier and was flexing its newfound strength via a war with its old enemy, Israel, which it officially wants destroyed. Richard Engel destroyearlyelection share on social
An Egyptian newspaper once publicly identified me as the C.I.A. station chief in Cairo. It seemed so stupid at the time. I was only 24, a little young to be a station chief, and, of course, I was never with the C.I.A. Richard Engel cairochiefegyptian share on social
The Arab Spring is over. The days of the protesters with laptops and BlackBerrys in Tahrir Square are long gone. Richard Engel arabblackberrysday Change image and share on social
On one level, bombing ISIS is easy. The U.S. knows where the group operates. There's no need for a ten-year hunt like the one for Osama bin Laden. The terror group has two capital cities: Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria. Al-Qaeda never had such an obvious home address. Richard Engel addressbinbomb share on social
The Muslim Brotherhood is a fundamentalist group. Richard Engel brotherhoodfundamentalistgroup Change image and share on social
We should have a time to reflect on the accomplishments of the military, of their sacrifices, of their failures. Richard Engel accomplishmentfailuremilitary Change image and share on social
Israel sees the world just beyond its borders collapsing. Richard Engel bordercollapseisrael Change image and share on social
Syrians need to prepare for the aftermath if the Assad regime falls. Atrocities that could be considered war crimes have been committed in this country, and Syrians should rightly demand that the perpetrators be held accountable. Richard Engel accountableaftermathassad share on social
Faced with the crippling sanctions, Iran could simply decide it is paying too high a cost to pursue its nuclear program and could opt for negotiations and reconciliation with the United States and other members of the international community. This is clearly the preferred option of American leaders. Richard Engel americancommunitycost share on social