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Obama’s Abandonment of Kobani

It isn’t just a disaster for the Kurds

Kyle W. Orton9 min read

Air Strikes Still Aren’t Enough to Stop ISIS

The 40-nation coalition still hasn’t been able to stop ISIS.

Garrett Khoury9 min read

Bill Maher’s Islam Problem

Talking about religion is hard. Talking about religion on television is even harder.

Hannah Gais3 min read

America Must Go After Assad As Well As The Islamic State

I admit to some initial ambivalence over the extension of the American-led air war against the Islamic State (I.S.) into Syria. After forty…

Kyle W. Orton7 min read

Breathing Life into Peace

Hitting restart on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

Garrett Khoury7 min read

Islamic State Recruitment: The Problem With Asking Why

In studying terrorism, psychologists have struggled with the question of why people join. It’s time we focus on how.

Tyler Malcolm6 min read

How to Get Your Votes and Defeat ISIS Too

President Obama’s announcement that the U.S. will pursue a military campaign in Iraq and Syria has thrown lawmakers for a loop.

Hannah Gais4 min read

The Desolation of Putin

The heart of the separatist movement is not in Donetsk or Luhansk, it’s in Moscow, and its brain is in President Vladimir Putin’s head.

Garrett Khoury8 min read