Is Zimbabwe Headed Towards Civil War?
Guest post by Aaron Stanley. A number of recent reports out of Zimbabwe note a fracturing of Zimbabwe’s…
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Should the US Open an Embassy in Pyongyang?
Normalizing Diplomatic Relations with North Korea has Been Off the Table for a Long Time. Maybe It’s Time…
Lessons in Failure: Libya Five Years Later
By Danielle L. Lupton. The 2011 NATO-led intervention in Libya was initially hailed as a success. The record…
Why Nuking ISIS is a Really Bad Idea
By Barbara F. Walter. After every terrorist attack on a major Western city I hear the same thing:…
Interpreting the Migration Crisis: A Symposium
By Cassy Dorff, Faten Ghosn, Alex Braithwaite, and Andrew Linke for Denver Dialogues In 2015, the UN stated…
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…
What the Algerian Civil War Can Teach Us About Combating ISIS
Guest post by Kevin Greene In an op-ed for The National, Dr. Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck notes the similarities between…
Deciphering Putin’s Aims in Syria
By Lionel Beehner Madeleine Albright once called the United States the “indispensable nation.” Interestingly, that pretty much sums…
The Crisis Around the Corner
By Patrick Pierson Whether ISIS, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or continued unrest in Libya, one doesn’t have to look…
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…