The Obama administration wants a rubber stamp on its unwise, unlimited, and unauthorized new war in the Middle East. It shouldn’t get it.
5 Reasons Congress Should Reject Obama’s ISIS War
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Why Are Women Joining the Islamic State?
For some women in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State offers something no one else has given them before: power.
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.
Bashing Obama to Make Way for Hillary
Hillary Clinton and her hawkish Democratic allies are already running hard to the right of Obama.
Barack Obama and the Will to Fight
Obama is more than willing to stand up against the Islamic State. Too bad he wasn’t willing to stand up to his hawkish critics.
Here’s Everything Wrong with the White House’s War on the Islamic State
The Obama administration’s war plans in Iraq and Syria are illegal, ill-conceived, and destined to fail. Here’s what the U.S.—and you—can do instead.
Six Steps Short of War to Beat ISIS
Weakening ISIS requires eroding the support it relies on from tribal leaders, military figures, and ordinary Iraqi Sunnis. Here’s how to do it without bombs.
The Plague
The twin plagues of ISIS and Ebola thrive on the breakdown of the existing order.
Why Washington’s War on Terror Failed
Washington sabotaged its own “war on terror” by destabilizing the Middle East even as it coddled the U.S. allies who were actually sponsoring terrorism.
How Western Aid Bungled Syria’s Opposition & Paved the Way for ISIS
The U.S. and its allies have funded a host of Syrian opposition councils that are more interested in seeking Western aid than serving the Syrian people.