The Islamic State isn’t going anywhere soon.
No Game Will Be Changed by Attacking the Islamic State From Turkey
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Human Rights
Where’s the Republican Outrage Over Saudi Arabia?
While Republicans beat up on the White House for making peace with America’s enemies, voters should ask them more questions about America’s friends.
Historic Sites Fill a Variety of the Islamic State’s Needs, None of Them Good
Historic sites serve every purpose to the Islamic State except actual preservation of cultural heritage.
Bush-Era Torture Apologists Are Releasing a Book to Whitewash Their Crimes
They can call it anything they want, but the CIA tortured its prisoners. And that’s a crime against humanity.
East-Central Europe’s Goldilocks Generation
Those of a certain age had the best chance of participating in shaping the post-revolutionary environment in East-Central Europe.
Refugee Journeys: Two Eritreans in Sudan
Two young women reflect on their decision to flee Eritrea, a small state that produces one of the highest rates of asylum seekers in the world.
How to Confront ISIS
There may be a responsible way to fight the Islamic State, but the U.S. will have to leave its boots in the closet and the drones in the hangar.
In Mexico, Hunted Down for Speaking Out
Once a refuge, Mexico City has become a hunting ground where journalists end up reporting on the assassinations of their colleagues — and wondering who will be next.
The Obama Administration Just Blew Off Human Trafficking Concerns to Pass the TPP
Just two months after mass graves were discovered in Malaysia, the U.S. State Department upgraded the country’s human rights ranking. Here’s why.
South Sudan’s War on Women
Survivors say rape has become “just a normal thing” for women caught up in South Sudan’s civil war.