Middle East Misconceptions That Are Messing Up US Foreign Policy
By Barbara F. Walter Violence in the Middle East has a way of tapping into one-dimensional reactions from…
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How Can ISIS Be Degraded or Destroyed?
Guest post by Brian J. Phillips President Obama has repeatedly said the goal of airstrikes against ISIS is…
Competition Within Terrorist “Industry”: Notes From the Field in Syria and Yemen
By Vera Mironova For the last 20 years Al-Qaeda has enjoyed the status of being one of the…
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…
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…
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…
What is ISIS?
Guest post by Jack A. Goldstone The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has emerged as the…
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…
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…
The Dangerous Mixture of Oil and Water in Iraq
Guest post by Ariel Ahram Iraq stands alone in the Arab world in having large quantities of two…