The Islamic State’s leader died this month. What type of leader might come next?
Our book on terrorist leaders gives some clues
Groups like the Taliban have seized power elsewhere. Will the Taliban face similar difficulties governing?
The research shows how hard it is to go from armed rebellion to leadership
Worried about an Islamic State comeback? Here’s why that’s unlikely.
Yes, Trump pulled U.S. troops out of northern Syria, but many other factors will probably keep ISIS down.
As the U.S. withdraws from Syria and Afghanistan, here are lessons from the Iraq War
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Why the words we use about terrorism matter
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This is why the Islamic State shocks the world with its graphically violent imagery
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It’s been 15 years since 9/11. How has al-Qaeda changed?
[caption id="attachment_46093" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this Sept. 11, 2001 file
This is the problem with trying to destroy the Islamic State
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Four reasons why killing insurgents in Syria might backfire
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Here’s why we can only contain the Islamic State, not bomb it back to the Stone Age
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What do the Paris attacks tell us about foreign fighters?
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The problem with fragmented insurgencies
In May 2015, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan
How Iraqi Sunnis really feel about the Islamic State
[caption id="attachment_23025" align="aligncenter" width="620"] In this June 16, 2014 file
Islamism in the IS age
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How much of a state is the Islamic State?
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The Islamic State’s model
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Are militias a menace?
[caption id="attachment_19788" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Fighters from the Shiite Kataib Imam
Female suicide bombers are not a new phenomenon
A petrol station sits in ruins after a female suicide
The jihadist governance dilemma
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The logic of violence in the Islamic State’s war
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The logic of violence in the Islamic State's war
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How Arab backers of the Syrian rebels see Iraq
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How can the U.S. help Maliki when Maliki’s the problem?
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How can the U.S. help Maliki when Maliki's the problem?
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Syria: Lessons from Iraq and Libya
The following is a guest post from Kimberly Marten, who
Accounting for terrorism
"Dan Drezner today":http://www.danieldrezner.com/archives/003703.html Kevin Whitelaw wrote a fascinating piece in