How the Pentagon is using the “ISIS crisis” to expand its footprint in the Horn of Africa.
Inside the U.S. Drone War on the Islamic State
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War & Peace
Islamic State Hides in Plain Sight
Islamic State leaders evade airstrikes through mingling with citizens and never letting the grass grow under them.
The Ghost of the Islamic State Future
The future could hold many surprises from the Islamic State.
A Roadmap for Peace in South Sudan
As the world’s youngest country enters its third year of civil war, there are new hopes for a durable peace.
How the Islamic State Is Like a Multinational Corporation
The Islamic State is pursuing a strategy of mergers and acquisitions.
Ashton Carter’s Plan to Expand U.S. Military Presence Across the Globe Even Further
As if the current 662 U.S.military bases around the world from which air strikes can be launched aren’t enough.
The Dayton Accords 20 Years On
Some Europeans were happy to see Bosnian Muslims massacred by the Serbs and Croats.
The Islamic State Finds Rushing Headlong to the Apocalypse Easier Than State-Building
Is the Islamic State fast-forwarding from its caliphate to a final battle with the West?
Obama: The Fairy-Tale President?
Obama’s made a lot of Faustian bargains over the last seven years. But given his likely successors, what we got over the last two terms may be as good as it gets.
Yemen: Saudi Arabia’s Vietnam
Despite the Iran nuclear deal, Washington greenlit the Saudi War against Yemen.