The Russian military moves to shore up the Syrian Regime in its fight against the Islamic State and other rebel forces.
Will Russia Become the “Main Engine” of the Destruction of the Islamic State?
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After Obama: Clinton vs. Sanders
Hillary Clinton just laid out a hawkish foreign policy vision in a major speech. How do her views stack up against those of Bernie Sanders, her challenger from the left?
What America Owes the Refugees Pouring Into Europe
Here’s how the U.S. can leverage its wealth, safety, and diplomacy to serve the refugees it helped to create.
Where’s There’s War, There’s Refugees
War inevitably spawns refugees.
Emergence of Islamic State an Embarrassment for National Security Community
The Islamic State remains a puzzle to U.S. policymakers and analysts.
The U.S. Is Betraying the Kurds — Again
Turkey’s offering Washington a fig leaf of cooperation against the Islamic State, but it’s turning all its firepower against the most effective anti-ISIS fighters in the region — the Kurds.
What Happens When the Islamic State Has Its Own Air Force?
Last year it was reported that the Islamic State captured Syrian fighter planes.
No Game Will Be Changed by Attacking the Islamic State From Turkey
The Islamic State isn’t going anywhere soon.
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.
The Islamic State Succeeds Despite Breaking All the Rules of Insurgency
Or, to put it another way, the Islamic State succeeds because it breaks all the rules of insurgency.