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Reports of Assad’s (Pending) Demise May be Greatly Exaggerated
The end is near in Syria – that is the optimistic headline emerging from Western news sources like the Guardian and Washington Post, ...
(Re)building South Sudan: Challenges Ahead
South Sudan’s path towards independence began in 1956 when Sudan liberated itself from Anglo-Egyptian rule. Following independence, South Sudanese rebels ...
(Re)building South Sudan: Challenges Ahead
South Sudan’s path towards independence began in 1956 when Sudan liberated itself from Anglo-Egyptian rule. Following independence, South Sudanese rebels ...
ISIS Targeting Vulnerable Migrants in Russia
When it comes to foreigners traveling to Syria to join ISIS, worldwide media tends to focus on the Europeans, especially ...
The Other C-Word: Caliphate
Earlier this year at The White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, President Obama took heat from critics for refusing to ...
This Week in War
All things war for the week of 12 to 17 April, 2015. North America In case you missed, some people ...
Why Chlorine Gas has Returned in Syria and Iraq
At least 13 reported incidents of chlorine use occurred in Iraq in 2006-2007. Now there are almost daily reports of chlorine ...
Wounded Warriors, Wounded Nation
We as a nation find ourselves caught and confused in a tunneled maze of violence with no way out, waging ...
Training a More Dangerous Enemy
Ender’s Game is a fantastic novel. One of its most powerful moments comes during a schoolyard fight, when the protagonist decides ...
Reading Chinese Nuclear Deterrence
Throughout the Cold War, China remained secondary to the Soviet Union in American strategy and thinking. Ironically, the Asia-Pacific region ...