Coup-proof? Trading One Kind of Insecurity For Another
By Steve Saideman In the classic civil-military relations literature, the focus is on coups and how to prevent them.…
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A Closer Look at ISIS in Iraq
Guest post by Evan Perkoski and Alec Worsnop On June 10th, the armed group known as the Islamic State…
The Rising Violence in Iraq is All About Politics
By Barbara F. Walter Policymakers have been arguing about what’s causing the increasing violence in Iraq. Some say…
Micro-Management in Defense: Bane or Boon
By Steve Saideman In the past week I have watched the Errol Morris documentary on Donald Rumsfeld (The…
Why Not Call Iraq a Civil War?
By Erica Chenoweth Another suicide truck bomber blew himself up in northern Iraq today. Having noticed an awful…
Coalitions Are Not So Convenient
By Steve Saideman With the recent news that Syria’s regime may have jumped across Obama’s red lines, thoughts…
Mything Iraq: Ten Years And Little Learning
By Steve Saideman With the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq there has been and will be…
Ethnic Groups Are Not States
By Lise Morjé Howard Ethnic groups are not states. This simple fact seems to elude many journalists and,…