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Insofar as the defeat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) merits international delight, its emergence in Afghanistan has transformed the country’s war dynamic. Referred to as Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K), the Sunni Muslim extremist group has...

The Islamic State and Afghanistan’s Hazaras

Insofar as the defeat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) merits international delight, its emergence in Afghanistan has transformed the country’s war dynamic. Referred to as Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K), the Sunni Muslim extremist group has...

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) took the city of Baghouz, ISIS’ last stronghold in Syria, in March. While formally the SDF still exists, it appears that the U.S. State Department’s Global Coalition against ISIS has met one of its main goals, t...

Re: The United States and Syria (Again)

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) took the city of Baghouz, ISIS’ last stronghold in Syria, in March. While formally the SDF still exists, it appears that the U.S. State Department’s Global Coalition against ISIS has met one of its main goals, t...

The World Economic Forum this year in Davos, Switzerland, made clear the unfortunate stress that continues to increasingly pressure Afghani Officials. In Davos, President Ashraf Ghani vocalized his frustration at witnessing the death of 45,000 securi...

A Diplomatic Conundrum: Seeking Peace in Afghanistan

The World Economic Forum this year in Davos, Switzerland, made clear the unfortunate stress that continues to increasingly pressure Afghani Officials. In Davos, President Ashraf Ghani vocalized his frustration at witnessing the death of 45,000 securi...

Inspired by the Arab Spring uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, a group of Syrian demonstrators took to the streets of Deraa to protest against President Bashar al-Assad in March 2011, demanding the release of political dissidents. Seeking conciliation, ...

Syria: What Went Wrong

Inspired by the Arab Spring uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, a group of Syrian demonstrators took to the streets of Deraa to protest against President Bashar al-Assad in March 2011, demanding the release of political dissidents. Seeking conciliation, ...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a term that was coined in 1980 by the American Psychiatric Association in their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders III.  Recognition of the disorder came about following the Vietnam war, wh...

An Epidemic Without a Name

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a term that was coined in 1980 by the American Psychiatric Association in their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders III.  Recognition of the disorder came about following the Vietnam war, wh...

In October 2018, Saudi Arabian operatives killed a Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, at the country’s consulate in Istanbul. Khashoggi was a prominent critic of the Saudi regime, but his murder still shocked the greater international community. Th...

An Asymmetric Affair

In October 2018, Saudi Arabian operatives killed a Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, at the country’s consulate in Istanbul. Khashoggi was a prominent critic of the Saudi regime, but his murder still shocked the greater international community. Th...

After the Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979, loyal supporters of Ruhollah Khomeini believed that he would advance the nation, uphold the “true” religious standards of Islam, and successfully transform the country into a democracy. While the publ...

An Inevitable Regime Change

After the Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979, loyal supporters of Ruhollah Khomeini believed that he would advance the nation, uphold the “true” religious standards of Islam, and successfully transform the country into a democracy. While the publ...