There’s a bipartisan effort to justify the killing of civilians in the “war on terrorism.”
The Ghost of the Islamic State Future
The future could hold many surprises from the Islamic State.
How the Islamic State Is Like a Multinational Corporation
The Islamic State is pursuing a strategy of mergers and acquisitions.
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.
Today’s Syrian Refugees Are Yesterday’s Irish
Immigrants have built the United States — and that includes Syrians.
So Why Did Turkey Shoot Down That Russian Plane?
Powerful forces are maneuvering to torpedo any Syrian peace process that could leave room for Bashar al-Assad.
Jabhat al-Nusra a Greater Threat to Syria Than Islamic State
The Islamic State’s atrocities provide cover for the almost equally brutal Jabhat al-Nusra to operate.
Ratcheting Up the War on the Islamic State
Whether due to personal conviction or pressure from Congress, President Obama is committing U.S. forces to defeating the Islamic State.
Syria: Mission Possible
There’s no grand, exciting solution to the war in Syria. It’s going to take an endless parade of meetings where people sit and talk. And talk. And talk.