Canaries in the Coal Mine: What the “End of Christianity in Iraq” Tells Us About the State of Governance in the Arab World
By Allison Beth Hodgkins Last month there was a depressing article in the Washington Post entitled “Christianity in…
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Peacekeeping Has Worked, But Is It Working now?
By Lise Morjé Howard When I first started studying peacekeeping some 20 years ago, the popular view was that…
If Aleppo Falls, What Next For The Free Syrian Army and Their Supporters?
Guest post by Vera Mironova, Loubna Mrie, and Sam Whitt A number of recent reports indicate that the…
Secessionism: The Use of Violence and International Recognition
By Bridget Coggins As part of our “Would Someone Please Explain This to Me” series, Carter asked: “This…
Islamists at a Glance: Why Do Syria’s Rebel Fighters Join Islamist Groups? (The Reasons May Have Less to Do With Religiosity Than You Might Think )
Guest post by Vera Mironova, Loubna Mrie, and Sam Whitt Why do some Syrian rebels join the Free Syrian…
Building a Better Cease-Fire
By Page Fortna The collapse of the cease-fire in the Israeli-Gaza conflict, less than 2 hours into what…
Is War Really on the Decline? And if so, Why?
By Lionel Beehner AlexAK, who commented on our “Would Someone Please Explain This to Me?” post, asked this…
The Paradox of 2014
By Erica Chenoweth In recent weeks, a number of people have asked me whether I think we’re headed for…
Fragile is the New Failure
By Bridget Coggins We shouldn’t stop talking about failed states, but merely changing the way that we talk…
Will ISIS Cohere or Collapse?
By Paul Staniland The resurgence of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has come as a shock…