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Republicans won control of both chambers of the US Congress in mid-term elections, but the win may not deliver either change or greater certainty for voters. The majority and minority parties are polarized, too, explains Simon Reich, political science professor at Rutgers University for the Conversation. The United States was once united over foreign policy, with leaders in both parties putting...

After conquering towns in Iraq and Syria, and now under air attack in those same places, the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, is no doubt searching for additional recruits and countries in chaos. Sunnis represent about 90 percent of Muslims, and the Islamic State promotes an extreme version. The terrorist group could turn to Sunni extremists in Pakistan next – perhaps part of an effort to...

One measure of military success is installation of sustainable and stable governance. But that seems unlikely in the chaotic Middle East. The United States is leading a coalition to fight the Islamic State, which has terrorized communities with beheadings and even reports of chemical attacks. The United States has limited its intervention to air attacks in Syria and Iraq. The plan is to identify...