In 2015, the Islamic State announced the formation of Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), a new affiliate based in Afghanistan. The group’s early recruits were former members of the Pakistani Taliban, the ...

Finland’s shipyards have the capacity to produce icebreakers quickly and at a reasonable cost. It is estimated that, compared to US icebreaker production underway, the average Finnish icebreaker would ...

While Christians mark 10 years since the ISIS genocide in Nineveh, US-Sanctioned Rayan Al-Kildani and his Babylon Brigade are taking over, displacing Christian officials, and fostering corruption.

How many ISIS prisoners are being held in Syria by the Syrian Democratic Forces? How many are locals? How many are foreigners? How many have been repatriated to their country of origin? How does the ...

Since its creation in December 1987, Hamas has invoked militant interpretations of Islam to spearhead a Sunni extremist movement committed to destroying Israel. Hamas distanced itself from the ...

In 2005, the US hastily formulated Iraq’s new constitution. This did not bring “democracy” to Iraq, but rather created a system dependent on divergent sectarian interests. We must ask ourselves when ...

On September 17, 1978, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed the Camp David Accords, following 13 tough days of negotiation. On September 17, 2003, members of ...

Here’s a bit of a primer—from someone involved in Law of the Sea, research, Arctic policy, and business issues over the last few decades—about what’s at stake. My disclaimer: I’m not a lawyer, but the ...

Less than 6% of people in Taiwan either support the immediate pursuit of independence from, or unification with, the People’s Republic of China. More than 88% want to maintain the status quo—at least ...

An interview with Ali Soufan, a former FBI special agent who led investigations into international terrorism cases, including the East Africa embassy bombings, the attack on the USS Cole, and the ...

The expansion and persistence of slums in Mumbai is primarily a function of failed housing policies combined with other political factors, writes Fellow Yue Zhang.

Citizen Science and Policy: A European Perspective, written by Dr. Muki Haklay of University College London, examines European citizen science projects to understand how they can support or influence ...