Violence in Turkey Is Increasingly Resembling Violence in Syria – Here’s Data to Show Why
Guest post by Güneş Murat Tezcür & Clayton Besaw. While the world has been focused on the violence…
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Challenges to US-Russian Military Coordination in Syria
By Sara Bjerg Moller. Last week’s announcement of a cease-fire agreement between the United States and Russia seemed to…
The Sequence of Land Reform and Political Reform
Guest post by Ilia Murtazashvili and Jennifer Murtazashvili. In Afghanistan, citizens are increasingly frustrated by land grabbing, such…
The Israeli-Palestinian Cold War, or Temporary Peace Through Incompatible Expectations
By Andrew Kydd. My impression of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict today is that it has entered a Cold War…
Brawl in Turkish National Assembly Indicates Deeper Trouble
Guest post by Christopher Gandrud. A surprising burst of violence broke out late last April in the Turkish…
Why the Method Matters
By Thomas Zeitzoff. A recent article in the Chronicle discusses anthropologist Scott Atran’s work in Iraq and Syria.…
Peace by Assassination?
Guest post by Yelena Biberman. What is to be done when the leader of a powerful insurgent organization is…
What An Afghan Warlord-Turned Vice President Tells Us About Military Intervention and State Building
Guest post by Romain Malejacq. Last month, American officials denied Afghan warlord-turned Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum a…
Israel-Palestine: Questioning a Confederal Solution
Guest post by Jeremy Pressman. Amidst a period of diplomatic pessimism, Dahlia Scheindlin and Dov Waxman helpfully propose…
Why Nuking ISIS is a Really Bad Idea
By Barbara F. Walter. After every terrorist attack on a major Western city I hear the same thing:…