Choose your poison: Have the baby of an Islamic State fighter or be continually raped.
Yazidi Women Seized by the Islamic State Caught Between Rock and a Hard Place
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Middle East & North Africa
Russia is Withdrawing from Syria — and the U.S. Should Follow Suit
For too long Moscow and Washington have tried to out-muscle each other by escalating the Syrian war. Now, for once, they’ve got a chance to escalate their efforts to end it.
Your Tax Dollars Are Enabling Police Brutality in Egypt
Washington wants to loosen its human rights aid restrictions even as Egyptian security forces killed 500 people in their custody last year.
To End No Wars
In a world awash with weak states, powerful weapons, and crumbling institutions, conflicts can easily continue for generations — and perhaps never end.
Hillary Clinton’s Support for the Iraq War Was No Fluke
Hillary Clinton has run to the right of the Obama administration on every major foreign policy issue — and she’s left a trail of devastation in her wake.
Hillary Clinton’s State Department Armed Saudi Arabia to the Teeth
While Saudi Arabia and Boeing poured cash into the Clinton Foundation, Hillary Clinton’s State Department approved enormous sales of Boeing fighter jets to the kingdom.
Does Providing Aid in War Zones Do More Harm Than Good?
The politicization of humanitarian aid poses a huge moral dilemma for NGO workers.
The Islamic State’s Obvious Next Step: Arming Its Drones
The Islamic State already uses drones for surveillance.
Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia Probably Not Looking So Good to Hillary Clinton Now
While secretary of state, Hillary Clinton helped engineer the sale of fighter jets now being used to bomb Yemen.
It’s Not Only the U.S. That Israel Resents
Israel is also turning its back on Europe.