In the first few months of 2019, streams of women, children, and surrendered fighters have trickled out from the Islamic State’s last stronghold, Baghuz. Many of the women and children fled under a rain of bullets, falling victim to their own husba...
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In the first few months of 2019, streams of women, children, and surrendered fighters have trickled out from the Islamic State’s last stronghold, Baghuz. Many of the women and children fled under a rain of bullets, falling victim to their own husba...
The busy, relentless lives of those living in New York and New Jersey were disturbed recently by two terrorist bombings, which sent two dozen people to the hospital and a wave of terror throughout the United States. Both attacks were carried out by a...
The busy, relentless lives of those living in New York and New Jersey were disturbed recently by two terrorist bombings, which sent two dozen people to the hospital and a wave of terror throughout the United States. Both attacks were carried out by a...
Reaching into uncharted political waters, Google recently prototyped a program designed to direct potential ISIL recruits away from the terrorist organization. This effort, termed the Redirect Method, funnels users to a carefully curated list of YouT...
Reaching into uncharted political waters, Google recently prototyped a program designed to direct potential ISIL recruits away from the terrorist organization. This effort, termed the Redirect Method, funnels users to a carefully curated list of YouT...
On the eve of the Holocaust, Hitler addressed a gathering of Wehrmacht commanders at his home in Obersalzberg, just a week before the invasion of Poland and the forthcoming extermination of around 90 percent of Polish Jews. “Who, after all, speaks ...
On the eve of the Holocaust, Hitler addressed a gathering of Wehrmacht commanders at his home in Obersalzberg, just a week before the invasion of Poland and the forthcoming extermination of around 90 percent of Polish Jews. “Who, after all, speaks ...
In the wake of the March terrorist attacks on Brussels, which killed 32 civilians and injured more than 300 at the city’s airport and at a subway station, Belgium has found itself at the center of a global outpouring of prayers and support. As the ...
In the wake of the March terrorist attacks on Brussels, which killed 32 civilians and injured more than 300 at the city’s airport and at a subway station, Belgium has found itself at the center of a global outpouring of prayers and support. As the ...
In August of 2015, the Islamic State brutally destroyed the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, one of many such attacks on cultural treasures that figuratively and literally pierce the heart of the Middle East. In response to this tragedy, the arch from...
In August of 2015, the Islamic State brutally destroyed the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, one of many such attacks on cultural treasures that figuratively and literally pierce the heart of the Middle East. In response to this tragedy, the arch from...
More than a decade after a US-led coalition drove out Iraqi insurgents and al-Qaeda fighters from Fallujah during a brutal offensive in 2004, the current situation in the Western Iraqi city offers a sobering illustration of what American involvement ...
More than a decade after a US-led coalition drove out Iraqi insurgents and al-Qaeda fighters from Fallujah during a brutal offensive in 2004, the current situation in the Western Iraqi city offers a sobering illustration of what American involvement ...
Since the start of 2016, ISIL has fought a sophisticated, multi-front battle for Libyan oil industry infrastructure from its stronghold of territory within the country. As in other places, as ISIL has grown as a security threat, American foreign poli...
Since the start of 2016, ISIL has fought a sophisticated, multi-front battle for Libyan oil industry infrastructure from its stronghold of territory within the country. As in other places, as ISIL has grown as a security threat, American foreign poli...
Stephen Kinzer is a veteran New York Times correspondent, author, and academic. He has filed stories from over 50 countries, and served as the chief of the New York Times bureau in Istanbul from 1996-2000. Kinzer is currently a Senior Fel...
Stephen Kinzer is a veteran New York Times correspondent, author, and academic. He has filed stories from over 50 countries, and served as the chief of the New York Times bureau in Istanbul from 1996-2000. Kinzer is currently a Senior Fel...
On November 21, only a week after terrorist attacks rocked Paris and left 130 dead, heavily armed gunmen streamed into a hotel in Bamako, Mali, taking over 150 hostages and eventually killing 27 in the hotel. The hotel attack brought Mali back into t...
On November 21, only a week after terrorist attacks rocked Paris and left 130 dead, heavily armed gunmen streamed into a hotel in Bamako, Mali, taking over 150 hostages and eventually killing 27 in the hotel. The hotel attack brought Mali back into t...
Since January, an estimated 710,000 migrants and refugees have entered the European Union. This number is about two and a half times the total count of migrants and refugees that entered in 2014. This staggering increase shows the magnitude of the cu...
Since January, an estimated 710,000 migrants and refugees have entered the European Union. This number is about two and a half times the total count of migrants and refugees that entered in 2014. This staggering increase shows the magnitude of the cu...
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is a global organization, enlisting followers from around the world to join its fight in establishing a caliphate. Just this summer we learned about three British mothers who left their homes to join in...
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is a global organization, enlisting followers from around the world to join its fight in establishing a caliphate. Just this summer we learned about three British mothers who left their homes to join in...