Sexual and Ethnic Violence and the Construction of the Islamic State
Guest post by Ariel Ahram The protection of women, children, and religious minorities stand prominently among the reasons President…
What Was England Thinking?
By Barbara F. Walter One of the first things you learn in Management 101 is that you don’t…
The US Won’t Declare War on ISIS
By Tanisha M. Fazal Following President Obama’s recent address laying out a strategy deploying airstrikes and advisers to…
Dissecting Obama’s Four-Point Strategy Against ISIL
By Sara Bjerg Moller On Wednesday evening, President Obama took to the airwaves to announce his much-awaited strategy…
What to do about ISIS?: For Starters, Think Political as Well as Military Strategy
Guest post by Deborah Avant In looking at what the US – or anyone else – should do…
Why ISIS Wants Its Brutality to Be Public
By Barbara F. Walter ISIS has captured the world’s attention, in part, because it has been so brutal…
What is ISIS?
Guest post by Jack A. Goldstone The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has emerged as the…
Mythbusting the Burden Sharing Problem
By Steve Saideman Yes, NATO countries do not spend equally on defense. NATO countries varied quite significantly in…
The Reports of War’s Demise Have Been Somewhat Exaggerated
By Tanisha M. Fazal To many, current conflicts in Iraq, Syria, Ukraine and Gaza make the world seem…
Averting the Next Ferguson: One Simple Solution
Guest post by Zoltan Hajnal It appears that violence in Ferguson is fading away. That is certainly a…