Saudi support for the 9/11 hijackers should preclude a relationship between the U.S. and Saudi governments.
Let’s Review: Saudi Arabia Is Not Our Friend
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Middle East & North Africa
The Children’s Crusade
From suicide bombers in the Middle East to drone operators in the United States, youth-on-youth violence has become epidemic.
The Islamic State’s Cash Flow Problems
The Islamic State is growing increasingly illiquid — are layoffs imminent?
The Moderate Opposition in Syria Lives
Is the Free Syrian Army the future of Syria?
Why Are Biological and Chemical Weapons Prohibited, But Not Nuclear Weapons?
Nuclear weapons are equally as devastating and diffuse in their effects as biological and chemical weapons.
Iraq’s Artifacts of Exile
Here is one artist’s attempt to reconstruct what the Iraq War destroyed.
In the ISIS War, Congress Surrendered the Last of Its Authority to Regulate U.S. Wars
When the president wants to fulfill a constitutional duty — like nominating a Supreme Court justice — Congress is up in arms. When he launches a blatantly unconstitutional war, it shrugs.
Bombing the Islamic State Is Like Watering Its Roots
Responding to Islamic extremism with violence is reminiscent of the sorcerer’s apprentice in Fantasia creating more brooms by whacking them with an axe.
Islamic Extremism Not Only Protean But Potentially Synergistic
The Islamic State and Al Qaeda could combine and form an entity more dangerous than the sum of its parts.
Why Are Disproportionate Numbers of Islamic Extremists Engineers?
Beware The Certainty Seekers!