Defeating ISIS in Egypt Won’t Reduce Violence
Guest post by Stephanie Dornschneider. Giulio Regeni was a doctoral student at the University of Cambridge. He conducted…
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Can Ugandans Achieve True Democracy? The Battle for Systemic Change
Guest post by Erin Mazursky In the lead up to presidential elections on February 18th, incumbent Ugandan President…
Context, Confirmation Bias, and the Crash of MetroJet 9286
By Allison Hodgkins With ISIS-inspired attacks cropping up almost every week, the October 31, 2015, crash of MetroJet…
The Strategy of ISIS: Logic or Lunacy?
By Barbara F. Walter Over the weekend, everyone has been asking the same question: why would ISIS bomb…
Is Bombing a Civilian Airliner a Game-Changer for the Islamic State?
By Erica Chenoweth for Denver Dialogues In an op-ed in Slate, Dan Byman suggests that if the Islamic…
Making Sense of Sinai: Attack or Opportunism?
By Joe Young What happened to the Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula? If the Egyptians…
The Challenges of American NGOs Abroad
By Sarah Bush It isn’t easy being an American non-governmental organization (NGO) abroad these days. In July, the…
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…
Focusing on ISIS’ Sexual Violence Misses the Bigger Picture
Guest post by Ariel Ahram The world has been horrified once again by the campaign of sexual violence…
The Biggest Threat to the Middle East Isn’t ISIL. It’s Civil Wars.
By Barbara F. Walter The greatest threat to American interests in the Middle East doesn’t come from ISIL…