How Blowback by Armed Groups Is Turning Civil Wars into International Conflicts
By Peter Krause and guest contributor Nils Hägerdal The crescendo of missile and drone strikes into Saudi Arabia…
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Soleimani’s Murder Turns the Focus of Middle East Protest Towards the US—For Now
By Idean Salehyan The world’s attention has been focused on the assassination of the Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, Iranian…
Iran’s Long Shadow in Syria
Guest post by Khaled Terkawi. When I was in the old Homs city in 2012, the rebels arrested…
How Assad Won the Syrian Civil War Before It Began
Guest post by Eric Mosinger. In recent months, many observers of the still-smoldering civil war in Syria have…
The Most Surprising Thing About the Venezuela Drone Attack is that it Hasn’t Happened Sooner
By Julia Macdonald for Denver Dialogues. Approximately one month ago a group of dissident soldiers reportedly attempted to…
In Search of Recruits, Neo-Nazis Turn to Islamists’ Social Service Provision
Guest post by Megan A. Stewart for Denver Dialogues White supremacists have killed 18 Americans in terrorist attacks since…
Why Terrorist Actors Cooperate
Guest post by Assaf Moghadam. In recent years, scholars have devoted increased attention to cooperation among militant actors.…
What a Decisive Victory Looks Like
By Allison Beth Hodgkins. There is a certain irony in Aleppo falling on the eighteenth anniversary of the…
What Could a Trump Presidency Mean for Syria?
Guest post by Clarence Moore. Throughout a long and surprising campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised enthusiastic crowds that…
A More Fitting Label for “Would-Be” Jihadists
Post by Allison Beth Hodgkins. When the news of explosions in New York and New Jersey and a…