A Rare Shot at Peace Amid War and Migration
One of the world’s longest running conflicts–the three-way struggle between Morocco, the separatist Polisario Front and its protector, Algeria–is...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
A Rare Shot at Peace Amid War and Migration
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Outside Publications
Durability before Democracy: Why Stability is Elusive in the Middle East
The World Financial Review The Middle East and North Africa remains haunted by the specter of instability. The fundamental...
The Danger of Putin Losing in Syria
Last September, Russia deployed dozens of jets to Syria to rescue the ailing regime of Bashar al-Assad. Vladimir Putin...
Caesellius Bassus and the “Right Side of History”
The recurrent affirmation that history is on our side, a phrase frequently used by President Obama and to a...
Europe’s Autocracy Problem: Polish Democracy’s Final Days?
Winter has come to Europe, but it seems to be springtime for the continent’s autocrats. Following the example of...
What is the future of al-Qaida and the Islamic State?
Al-Qaida attacked the U.S. homeland on 9/11, unprepared for what would follow. There was a strong disconnect between al-Qaida’s...
Hitler’s Generals in America: Nazi POWs and Allied Military Intelligence
Derek R. Mallett. Hitler’s Generals in America: Nazi POWs and Allied Military Intelligence. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2013. 264 pp. $35.00...
The Next Pathankot: India’s New Terrorism Battleground
On January 2, a handful of militants attacked the Indian air force base at Pathankot, in Punjab. Indian security officials...
How America Contributed to the Saudi-Iran Flare-Up
The flare-up between Saudi Arabia and Iran involves far more than another outburst of Shiite-Sunni rivalry, which dates back...
Israel and Its Messianic Right: Path-Dependency and State Authority in International Conflict
Introduction Why do states responsible for unleashing violent nonstate actors fail to stop them? Why do they sometimes continue...