Kurds

Guest post by Graig R. Klein, Carla Martínez Machain, and Efe Tokdemir Doubling down on a law and…

By Lionel Beehner The Turkish incursion into northern Syria has revealed a central truth in international affairs: that the…

By Navin Bapat and Sean Zeigler. In the past several weeks, Turkey has breached the sovereignty of two…

Guest post by Christopher Gandrud. A surprising burst of violence broke out late last April in the Turkish…

By Thomas Zeitzoff. A recent article in the Chronicle discusses anthropologist Scott Atran’s work in Iraq and Syria.…

Guest post by Eric Kaufmann. President Obama’s next major foreign-policy task is to move all parties toward a…

Guest post by Ariel I. Ahram. The Islamic State has gained the most attention for its bid to destroy…

By Thomas Zeitzoff and Anna Getmansky The recent attacks attributed to ISIS in Paris, Beirut, the Sinai, and…

By Andrew Kydd The terrorist attacks in Paris are a stinging loss in the war against the Islamic…

Guest post by Ore Koren Does the presence of violent militias make civilian casualties more likely during conflict?…

Trump Gambles on American Racial Tension