Call the Conflict by Its Proper Name: Geo-Civil War

Stability for the Middle East is a top priority, as instability only emboldens radicals and forces that oppose democracy
John Brenkman
September 12, 2006

Can a White House Visit Shore Up a Sagging US-South Korea Alliance?

Two allies, once strong, quarrel over how to end the North Korean nuclear threat
Morton Abramowitz
September 14, 2006

North Korea’s Missiles Backfire

With Beijing and Moscow on the UN sanctions bandwagon, it’s time for a hard decision by Kim Jong Il
Shim Jae Hoon
July 18, 2006

Boosting Extremists With Bombs

Hezbollah's popularity rises, dimming the prospects for democracy
Dilip Hiro
July 25, 2006

Deadly Conversations

More than a propaganda tool, the internet offers terrorists a forum for debating strategy
Gabriel Weimann
July 13, 2006

Why Globalization Is in Trouble – Part II

The politics of global resentment will find many followers in the fragmented and weak undeveloped world
Branko Milanovic
August 31, 2006
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US Standing in the Middle East

Invasion of Iraq accelerated the country’s decline
Immanuel Wallerstein
December 22, 2014

Why #I'llRideWithYou Worked

The Twitter campaign raised awareness and urged compassion
Husna Haq
December 19, 2014

India: Bengaluru Man Confesses to Managing Islamic State Twitter Account

Extremists recruit on social media, and investigators collect evidence
Vasudevan Sridharan
December 18, 2014

Pakistan Taliban: Peshawar School Attack Leaves 135 Dead

The attack on schoolchildren could strengthen Pakistan’s resolve to fight religious extremism
Aamer Ahmed Khan
December 16, 2014

China Offers to Help Iraq Defeat Sunni Extremists

But the largest foreign investor in the Iraqi oil sector declines role in international coalition
Najmeh Bozorgmehr and Lucy Hornby
December 15, 2014
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