Caliphate of Law
ISIS' Ground Rules April 15, 2015 Andrew F. March and Mara Revkin Summary: Debating whether ISIS is really "Islamic" or is better understood as an exotic apocalyptic death cult does not bring the...
View ArticleBleeding in Yemen
The Looming Humanitarian Crisis April 15, 2015 Philippe Bolopion and Belkis Wille Summary: The Saudi Arabia-led bombing campaign in Yemen is off to a dreadful start, at least when it comes to the...
View ArticleThe Algeria Alternative
Why Algiers Defends Order at Home—But Not Abroad April 15, 2015 Geoff D. Porter Summary: From conflict in Mali to Libya's dangerous morass, Algeria has never faced such serious threats directly on its...
View ArticleIran and the Bomb 2
A New Hope April 16, 2015 Gideon Rose There is no more controversial issue on the foreign policy agenda than how to deal with Iran’s nuclear program. A year and a half ago, we published Iran and the...
View ArticleIran's Game in Yemen
Why Tehran Isn't to Blame for the Civil War April 19, 2015 Mohsen Milani Summary: Saudi Arabia is grossly exaggerating Iran’s power in Yemen to justify its own expansionist ambitions. Iran is not the...
View ArticleThe Wrong Lessons From North Korea
Avoiding a Nuclear Iran April 22, 2015 Sue Mi Terry and Max Boot Summary: The case of North Korea clearly exposes the dangers of the United States seeking a nuclear agreement with a state that has no...
View ArticleNew Dawn for the NPT
The United States' Real Record on Proliferation April 22, 2015 Adam Mount Summary: On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to New York to convince the world that the United States is...
View ArticleCounting on the Kurds
The Peshmerga's Prospects Against ISIS April 22, 2015 Denise Natali Summary: Within Iraq and Syria, the U.S.-led campaign against ISIS relies heavily on Kurdish Peshmerga. But the Peshmerga haven’t...
View ArticleOne Hundred Years After Gallipoli
From Ataturk to Erdogan April 23, 2015 Steven A. Cook Summary: For Gallipoli’s Turkish defenders, the battle there was an important victory in defense of the Ottoman Empire. Paradoxically, it also...
View ArticleChina Comes to Djibouti
Why Washington Should be Worried April 23, 2015 John Lee Summary: Tiny Djibouti in the Horn of Africa is a key strategic outpost for U.S. armed forces. But with China getting in on the act, Washington...
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