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…
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Eye in the Sky: New War, Old Problems
Guest post by Jon R. Lindsay. Hollywood action flicks are increasingly likely to feature drones as a technological…
Is Democracy Eroding?
Guest post by Jeff Colgan. It is fashionable to compare Donald Trump to fascists like Hitler. Trump is…
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:…
How Patterns of Territorial Control Explain Mass Killings in Syria and Iraq (and in Bosnia)
Guest post by Jessica Di Salvatore. On January 16th, the Islamic State abducted 400 civilians and killed dozens after…
Federal Syria: It’s Time to Recognize Reality
Guest post by Eric Kaufmann. President Obama’s next major foreign-policy task is to move all parties toward a…
Will Iraqi Kurds Go It Alone?
Guest post by Ariel I. Ahram. The Islamic State has gained the most attention for its bid to destroy…
Defeating ISIS in Egypt Won’t Reduce Violence
Guest post by Stephanie Dornschneider. Giulio Regeni was a doctoral student at the University of Cambridge. He conducted…
Can Ugandans Achieve True Democracy? The Battle for Systemic Change
Guest post by Erin Mazursky In the lead up to presidential elections on February 18th, incumbent Ugandan President…
Why ISIS Will Not Thrive in Indonesia
Guest post by Ioana Emy Matesan When suicide bombers and gunmen hit the heart of Jakarta last week,…