Sexual and Ethnic Violence and the Construction of the Islamic State
Guest post by Ariel Ahram The protection of women, children, and religious minorities stand prominently among the reasons President…
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The US Won’t Declare War on ISIS
By Tanisha M. Fazal Following President Obama’s recent address laying out a strategy deploying airstrikes and advisers to…
Dissecting Obama’s Four-Point Strategy Against ISIL
By Sara Bjerg Moller On Wednesday evening, President Obama took to the airwaves to announce his much-awaited strategy…
What to do about ISIS?: For Starters, Think Political as Well as Military Strategy
Guest post by Deborah Avant In looking at what the US – or anyone else – should do…
Why ISIS Wants Its Brutality to Be Public
By Barbara F. Walter ISIS has captured the world’s attention, in part, because it has been so brutal…
What is ISIS?
Guest post by Jack A. Goldstone The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has emerged as the…
If Aleppo Falls, What Next For The Free Syrian Army and Their Supporters?
Guest post by Vera Mironova, Loubna Mrie, and Sam Whitt A number of recent reports indicate that the…
Islamists at a Glance: Why Do Syria’s Rebel Fighters Join Islamist Groups? (The Reasons May Have Less to Do With Religiosity Than You Might Think )
Guest post by Vera Mironova, Loubna Mrie, and Sam Whitt Why do some Syrian rebels join the Free Syrian…
Why Is ISIS the First Islamist Rebel Group to Claim to Resurrect the Caliphate?
By Allison Beth Hodgkins In response to our Would Someone Please Explain This to Me? post, commenter Chris C wrote: Why…
Arming the Opposition: Do Sponsors Influence Client Violence?
Guest post by Reed M. Wood Thanks to the consideration of International Organization, the article “External Rebel Sponsorship…