Tactics in a Cosmic War

Ending the “war on terror” starts with dropping the phrase and addressing deeper issues
Reza Aslan
April 22, 2009

Obama’s Afghanistan-Pakistan Quandary – Part I

The US expansion of military commitment to Afghanistan without nation-building is unlikely to succeed
Ashley J. Tellis
April 13, 2009

Obama’s Afghanistan-Pakistan Quandary – Part II

Pakistan wants US pressure on India as condition for cooperating against Al Qaeda
Haider Ali Hussein Mullick
April 15, 2009

Democracy May be the Best Ally Against Pakistan's Extremists

The international community must respect that democratic decisions from Afghanistan and Pakistan may diverge
Paula R. Newberg
March 20, 2009

Stopping Bioterrorism Before It Starts

The US must lead the way to foster global biosecurity
Lauren T. Hickok
January 8, 2004

Turkey at the Crossroads

Extremist attacks highlight major paradoxes in Turkish polity
Mohammed Ayoob
January 22, 2004
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What It’s Like to Be a Somali Refugee in Kenya

Neighboring states wonder how extremist groups expand, yet fear and resist refugees
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The Saudi Connection: Wahhabism and Global Jihad

Saudi wealth spreads fundamentalist ideology
Carol E. B. Choksy and Jamsheed K. Choksy
May 14, 2015

Displaced Again and Again, Some African Migrants Had No Plan to Land in Italy

Conflict traps migrants in Libya
Jim Yardley
May 5, 2015

Saudi Arabia Signals a More Muscular Foreign Policy Less Reliant on the US

Saudi bombings in Yemen strike back at expanded Iranian presence in Middle East
Alexandra Zavis
April 27, 2015

The Evolving Jihad in South Asia

The Islamic State threatens Iran from both Iraq and Afghanistan
Arif Rafiq
April 10, 2015
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