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The THAAD Debate Returns

During his visit to Seoul this month, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sent South Korean policymakers into a tizzy when he suggested to...

From hip-hop to jihad, how the Islamic State became a magnet for converts

This article originally appeared in the Washington Post. THE HAGUE — She was a redheaded rebel, the singer in the family, a...

THAAD on the Peninsula

U.S. plans to move forward with deploying its foremost advanced missile defense system, the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system...

James Mann on President George W. Bush

In his latest book, author James Mann takes on the George W. Bush presidency, a presidency defined by the terrorist attacks of September...

Is the advent of ISIS inevitable or reactionary?

Executive summary of a speech given in a seminar at the House of Commons, London 20 November 2014. *Emirhan Yorulmazlar Whether the...

Mastering the Endgame of War

Hosted by Dominic Tierney, Fellow, SAIS Foreign Policy Institute and Associate Professor of Political Science, Swarthmore College In...

Post-ISIS Iraq: Challenges and Prospects

Dr. Abbas Kadhim provides a dynamic discussion on the implications of the war on ISIS, the challenges and opportunities Prime Minister...

The War Trap: Ethical Problems in the Ending of War

What are the ethical dilemmas associated with war termination? In addition to jus ad bellum (the ethics of entering into war), jus in...

Making David into Goliath: How the World Turned Against Israel

During the Six Day War of 1967, polls showed that Americans and Europeans favored the Israelis over the Arabs by overwhelming margins....

What Is Iraqi Prime Minister-Designate Haider Al-Abadi’s Plan for Iraq?

In his first press conference, Iraqi Prime Minister-Designate Haider Al-Abadi laid out his agenda and the challenges ahead of him as he...