For some women in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State offers something no one else has given them before: power.
Why Are Women Joining the Islamic State?
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A Future Ebola Outbreak in the Islamic State Should Not Be Cause for Western Gloating
While reports of Ebola in the Islamic State have yet to be confirmed, an outbreak would not only present a crisis but opportunities for both it and the West.
Sounding the Alarm About the Islamic State Does Not Have to Be a Call to Arms
Glossing over the Islamic State’s ultraviolence doesn’t help to make the case for non-intervention.
Is Turkey Holding Up a Resolution in Syria?
The pieces for a political deal to end the Syrian civil war are coming together — if Ankara will let them.
China Has a Vested Interest in the Defeat of the Islamic State
China appears to be aiding Iraq its fight against the Islamic State.
Does Syria See the U.S. as an Ally?
By attacking rebels less extreme than the Islamic State, the U.S. almost seems to be doing Syria’s bidding.
Five Lies Washington Tells Itself about the Middle East
Five bedrock delusions keep America mired in the Middle East, to everyone’s detriment.
What a GOP Senate Means for Obama’s Foreign Policy
2015 could yet see some significant developments—at least on issues where the White House and GOP are aligned.
The Islamic State’s Ongoing Program of Self-Sabotage
For the Islamic State, making the trains run on time doesn’t quite cover a multitude of sins.
Iraq: What Could Possibly Go Right?
Four Months into Iraq War 3.0, the cracks are showing — on the battlefield and at the Pentagon.