Islamic State has destroyed globally-significant sites in Iraq and Syria, but not as wanton acts of destruction. Instead, they are calculated political and religious attacks.
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Was this a one-off intervention – or a sign that Trump will undertake more of an effort to undermine the Assad regime?
Is Trump correct in asserting that NATO has outlived its utility? Or that NATO’s members enjoy a ‘free ride’ on the back of the US? A political scientist examines the evidence.
Could the president-elect and his secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson adopt useful policies in the Middle East? A scholar sees some hopeful possibilities.
America appears as divided over key aspects of foreign policy as it is at home. So how does President-elect Trump hope to handle that divide, and what will be the major issues facing him?
What happens to the Islamic State if it loses the battle for territory in Iraq and Syria? Here’s a list of ways it might go down.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump appeared in the ‘commander-in-chief’ forum this week. This roundup looks at what the experts have to say about our nation’s biggest vulnerabilities.
The survival of civilians seem forgotten in a new U.S. and Russian agreement to root out IS and other terrorists in Syria.
Comparisons of foreign volunteers in Syria to the International Brigades of Spain are apt, but not for the reasons you think.
Nice is an elegant and striking city, set against the azure Mediterranean. But there is history and politics behind the waving palms.
IS claims of responsibility for the Nice attack shouldn’t be taken seriously until there’s more proof cementing the connection.
From Tintin weeping to spotlit buildings, images are rapidly circulating on social media as a way of comprehending the Brussels bombings. But where was the cartoon for those who died in Ankara? Are some tragedies “ungrievable”?
When facial recognition isn’t possible, it’s time to bring in the voice recognition experts.
Why there’s a slender – a very slender – chance for working out a settlement at upcoming talks in New York.
With drones and modern radar technology it’s possible to target Islamic State’s oil tankers – and strike at the heart of their income stream.
Cyberwarfare may be of growing importance, but some foes must be tackled with more low-tech weapons.
With hardliners taking charge of the government and presidency in Warsaw, the migrant rhetoric is looking worrying. But how much will change in practice?
Paris police were able to use information found on a phone, but what details can be found that could tackle future attacks?
The Anonymous hacktivist group engaged in an online war against Islamic State may be doing more harm than good.
Anonymous strives to bring down IS propaganda before it reaches the masses.
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy and Director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Institute, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Director of Electronic Warfare Research, City St George's, University of London
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Associate Professor Media and Communication, University of Leicester
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Professor of International Politics, Deakin University
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Pre-doctoral researcher, Durham University
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Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland
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Associate Professor of Public Policy and the Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Subject coordinator in Asian Studies, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
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Associate lecturer, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta
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Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, University of Sussex
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Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of International Security and Director of the Center for Strategic Studies, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Teaching Associate in Politics & International Relations at the School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Assistant Professor of Justice, Law & Criminology, American University School of Public Affairs