Middle East

When you hear a megalomaniac tyrant espouse a bizarre worldview, you think to yourself: “Surely this rhetoric is for public consumption, in service of political ……Read More

Millions of words have been written about the rise, conquests, and savagery of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria, and Boko Haram in ……Read More

Iran’s top commander has been authorized to coordinate military operations with US, Iraqi, and Kurdish forces battling Islamic State (IS) militants in northern Iraq, according ……Read More

1 August 2014 marks the first anniversary of Hojatol-Islam Hassan Rohani’s accession to the Islamic Republic’s presidency. A mid-level Shiite cleric having an advanced degree ……Read More

Synopsis With its control of a swath of Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State represents a paradigm shift in jihadist strategy and tactics. It also poses ……Read More

In 2013 we completed “Paths to Victory: Lessons from Modern Insurgencies,” a study of 71 counterinsurgencies since the end of World War II that quantitatively ……Read More