The Middle East at the Crossroads – Part II

Turkey steps forward on the world stage, no longer doing the bidding of the West
Dilip Hiro
June 10, 2010

The Cheonan Attack: Torpedoing Chance of Peace?

North Korea’s ongoing provocations against South Korea put China in the middle
Scott Snyder
May 27, 2010

NPT Review Faces Challenges as Iran Knocks on Door

Nations have chance to reconfirm the value of the nonproliferation treaty
Leonard S. Spector
May 3, 2010

North Korea and Syria: A Warning in the Desert

Pyongyang’s covert sale of nuclear technology to Syria holds broader lesson
Gregory L. Schulte
April 28, 2010

Moscow Bombing: The Black Widows’ Global Roots

Radical Islam and Russian policy led to the Moscow Metro bombings
Richard Weitz
March 31, 2010

Xinjiang – Where China’s Worry Intersects the World

Regional instability adds to concerns about restive Muslim minority
Christopher M. Clarke
March 19, 2010
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Gauging the ISIS Threat in Indonesia

About 300 Indonesians left for the Middle East and 100 returned
December 2, 2015

World War III?

Transnational terrorism thrives in lands with power vacuums
Nayan Chanda
December 2, 2015

ISIS Wives and Enforcers in Syria Recount Collaboration, Anguish and Escape

Women joined brigades expected to intimidate neighbors and repeatedly married jihadists
Azadeh Moaveni
November 24, 2015

There Is Only One Way to Defeat ISIS

Freeze assets, stop weapons sales to Gulf States that nurture extremism
Charles P. Pierce
November 20, 2015

Gunmen Attack Luxury Hotel in Mali Capital

French have been assisting Mali government against rebels since 2013
Kevin Sieff, Sarah Kaplan and Brian Murphy
November 21, 2015
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