The Liberal Arts as Antidote to Political Extremism in the Middle East
By Allison Hodgkins and Ted Purinton. With ISIS-inspired terror attacks becoming an almost routine occurrence, there is renewed…
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Trump and Diplomacy: Time to Eat Some Spinach
By Elizabeth N. Saunders and James H. Lebovic. In the wake of the election—and Barack Obama’s last overseas…
Is Terrorism on the Rise?
By Joe Young. Is terrorism on the rise? This seems like an easy question to answer. It is…
US Security Assistance and Terrorism: An Inconvenient Truth?
Guest post by Ed Coughlan. According to the Security Assistance Monitor (SAM) dataset, US assistance to foreign military,…
Civilian Protection by Fiat
By Oliver Kaplan for Denver Dialogues. Recent months have seen many tragedies for civilians both in and out…
But Still, Like Air, I’ll Rise
Guest post by Cassy Dorff. Sunday morning is a time often reserved for the absence of rushing, for…
Nuclear Modernization and Nuclear Disarmament
Guest post by Scott Wisor. President Barack Obama has become the first sitting American President to visit Hiroshima,…
Lessons in Failure: Libya Five Years Later
By Danielle L. Lupton. The 2011 NATO-led intervention in Libya was initially hailed as a success. The record…
What Happens When Peacekeepers Come Home (Spoiler: No One Really Knows)?
Guest post by Jonathan D. Caverley and Jesse Dillon Savage. In November last year, President Obama announced a plan…
Islam, Religiosity, Politics, and Support for Anti-US Violent Extremism in the Arab World
Guest post by James A. Piazza Islam is routinely depicted as a violent religion in US political discourse and…