Trump’s Legacy in Yemen: Why Terrorist Listing May Jeopardize Peace Talks
By Isak Svensson and guest contributor Magnus Lundgren As one of the last foreign policy decisions taken during…
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The Attack on the Capitol Was a Success. So What Happens Next?
By Evan Perkoski For the first time since 1814, unauthorized forces took control of the United States Capitol…
Roadblocks to Legitimacy for the Taliban
By guest contributor Shikshya Adhikari The Taliban’s attempts to garner political legitimacy cannot go unnoticed. The Taliban were…
What if Al Qaeda and the Islamic State Joined Forces?
By Evan Perkoski What if Al Qaeda and the Islamic State were to join forces? At first glance,…
Best Political Violence Podcasts (Or at Least My Favorites)
By Joe Young I’m in the enviable position of having lots of time in the car. From commuting…
Territorial Contenders – A New Agenda for Conflict Research
Guest post by Douglas Lemke and Charles Crabtree. With the recent territorial defeat of ISIS, American foreign policy…
Reducing Press Attention to Reduce Terrorism?
Guest post by Crystal Shelton, Erik Cleven, and Aaron Hoffman. The Easter morning attack in Sri Lanka reminds…
The Iraqi Humans at the Heart of Conflict
Guest post by Jeremy Pressman. In “Iraq’s Post-ISIS Campaign of Revenge,” Ben Taub chronicles the current Iraqi government…
Al-Muhajiroun May be Appalling, but it is Not a Conveyor Belt to Terrorism
Guest post by Michael Kenney. The upcoming prison release of Britain’s most famous “hate preacher,” Anjem Choudary, has…
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…