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Islamic State: From Physical Caliphate to Virtual Jihad

November 12, 2017

The Islamic State is increasingly going on-line to ensure its survival.

While Saudi Arabia Goes to War Abroad, It’s Simmering at Home

July 3, 2015

To hear Saudi leaders tell it, the kingdom is under constant threat from Iran. But graver threats of their own making lurk at home.

Four Years After Gaddafi, Libya Is a Failed State

April 6, 2015

Weapons are pouring out of Africa's most oil-rich country while extremist fighters tumble in.

Putin’s Sochi Challenge

February 6, 2014

The Winter Olympics in Sochi have brought renewed scrutiny to vulnerabilities that could undermine Russia's ongoing ambitions for international prestige.

In Kurdish Syria, a Different War

September 5, 2013

With Assad's fighters vanished from northern Syria, Kurds fight jihadists for the future of Syrian Kurdistan.

Hunger Striking for Labor Rights in Colombia

August 13, 2012

GM gave its disabled Colombian workers a choice: to die of starvation or to die waiting for a solution.

The Honduran Military Shouldn’t Police

July 10, 2012

The Honduran military not only ousted a president. It has militarized society by elbowing aside the police.

Kosovo in the Balance

August 31, 2007

Like a bad cold that won't go away, the Kosovo question continues to plague international diplomacy long after it was expected that it would be resolved.