2016-12-14
Saudi’s ambassador to Germany denies his government funds extremist groups
ISIS producing weapons on a scale and sophistication which matches national military forces
2016-12-13
Although most everyone in the region badly wants to turn the page on present-day failures, uncertainties about the next administration abound
2016-12-12
Should the next administration seek to maintain an ongoing U.S. military presence in post-caliphate Iraq?
2016-12-11
With rising tensions and attacks toward refugees in Greece, what can be done?
Even asylum is inadequate to enable refugees to rebuild their lives
Inequality remains poorly defined, its effects highly variable, and its causes hotly debated
2016-12-08
“It was all based on race hysteria, xenophobia in the past, and you don’t want that to repeat again.”
2016-12-07
Even if Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s caliphate ends, he has already laid the groundwork for its successors
Germany can either save Europe or refugees not both. To stem the rise of the far-right, the chancellor will be forced to make gut-wrenching decisions
Egypt has uncovered a network accused of illicit international trafficking in human organs
2016-11-23
Tehran would retaliate if the sanctions are approved
Kris Kobach has recently suggested a national registry for immigrants and visitors from Muslim countries
Trump is a businessman, not a statesman, he thinks in terms of immediate profits and losses
2016-11-14
2016-11-12
Took some digging, but there’s finally good news coming out of Iraq
Moscow helped ensure that the only candidate who will be friendly to Russia has gained office
2016-11-09
Is it possible we were wrong about Trump’s governing prospects?
He will be first president without any political or military experience
2016-11-05
As hundreds of refugees continue to risk their lives to reach Europe
2016-10-30
Iraqi troops and security forces advanced towards Mosul from the south and southeast of the city on Sunday
As Iraqi forces bear down on Mosul, the jihadi group is setting oil wells ablaze, using civilians as human shields, and executing those who try to flee
They’re taking their homes and churches back from the Islamic State. But it may be too late to start over
When the bloody conflict finally ends in Syria, there will be no victory parades, no moment of national catharsis
Political leaders often speak of growth patterns that unfairly distribute the benefits of growth; but then they do relatively little about it when they are in power
2016-10-29
The rise of protectionism and anti-immigrant sentiment in Britain, America, and Europe is widely believed to reflect stagnant incomes, widening inequality, structural unemployment, and even excessive monetary easing
2016-10-27
One Christian woman fled Mosul after ISIS gave her a choice: convert or die
