The Islamic State has ‘provinces’ in Africa. That doesn’t mean what you might think. Jason Warner - June 6, 2021 Africa’s militant groups retain considerable autonomy, research shows
What radicalized ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi? Samuel Helfont - November 11, 2019 Iraq’s post-2003 chaos is actually to blame, not Saddam Hussein.
How is MBS’s consolidation of power affecting Saudi clerics in the opposition? Raihan Ismail - June 3, 2019 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Islamic Summit
Trump changed U.S. policy toward Libya. This is why it matters. Mieczysław P. Boduszyński and Christopher K. Lamont - May 2, 2019 The Trump administration’s about-face on Libya leaves few options in the face of a dramatic escalation of violence.
Why is Nigeria cracking down on peaceful religious protests? Jason Klocek - February 4, 2019 [caption id="attachment_83417" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Members of the Islamic Movement in
New research shows why terrorists quit terrorism Chernov Hwang - July 12, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75544" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Relatives and friends of Aloysius Bayu
Islamists are losing support in Jordan Wael Al-Khatib and Sean Yom - May 17, 2018 [caption id="attachment_63878" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A woman casts her ballot at
Why it won’t be easy to resolve Yemen’s many wars Stacey Philbrick Yadav and Marc Lynch - January 26, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68481" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Houthi supporters walk past al-Saleh Mosque
In Yemen, 2018 looks like it will be another grim year Peter Salisbury - January 11, 2018 [caption id="attachment_67944" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of Shiite Houthi rebels attend
Why moderate Muslims come to support extremist groups Barbara Walter - November 29, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66679" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Discarded shoes of victims remain Saturday
Women will soon be issuing fatwas in Saudi Arabia. This isn’t as groundbreaking as you’d think. Richard Nielsen - October 10, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64680" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Saudi election officials sit at a
What the Qatar crisis shows about the Middle East Gregory Gause - June 27, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60415" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man walks past the Qatar
How to understand Boko Haram Laura Seay - June 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60274" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Residents arrange under a white sheet
Why the words we use about terrorism matter Jacob Olidort - March 30, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56029" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An Islamic State fighter holds a
How war is changing Yemen’s largest Islamist coalition Stacey Philbrick Yadav - March 22, 2017 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A person inspects a destroyed house
What is inspiring homegrown terror in the U.S.? It’s not just the Islamic State. Sarah Gilkes and Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens - December 6, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50780" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Crime scene investigators collect evidence as
Kuwaitis voted Saturday. Opposition gains send a strong signal about the economy. Yuree Noh and Marwa Shalaby - November 29, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50260" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Kuwaiti members of parliament raise their hands
How far does Saudi Arabia’s influence go? Look at Nigeria. Alexander Thurston - October 31, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48605" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man walks by a tank
This is what can we learn about ISIS from Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army Eleanor Beevor - October 22, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48328" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this Nov. 12, 2006 file
How migration to the Gulf is influencing Egyptian voters Ekrem Karakoç - September 17, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46400" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man shows his ink-marked finger
Jordan’s holding elections next week. Here’s what to expect. Curtis Ryan - September 16, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46340" align="aligncenter" width="982"] A Jordanian man looks at election
How big were the changes Tunisia’s Ennahda party just made at its national congress? Monica Marks - May 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41073" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Tunisian Ennahda party supporters wave flags
Who becomes a terrorist, and why? Timothy Peace - May 10, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38198" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Belgian soldiers guard a memorial site
Here’s why so many people join Boko Haram, despite its notorious violence Hilary Matfess - April 26, 2016 Just over two years ago, the extremist Islamist group Boko
Why Egyptians have mobilized against public sexual violence Vickie Langohr - April 6, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38721" align="aligncenter" width="908"] (FILE) A file photo dated 22
Is the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization or a firewall against violent extremism? Marc Lynch - March 7, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36794" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and
Did the Arab uprising destroy the Muslim Brotherhood? Steven Brooke - January 26, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34783" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Supporters of Mohamed Morsi and members
Why fear explains the failure of Egypt’s revolution Jakob Wichmann, Gamal Soltan, and Ellen Lust - January 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34738" align="aligncenter" width="908"] An Egyptian protester throws back a
Three reasons the U.S. won’t break with Azerbaijan over its violations of human rights and democratic freedoms Samuel Ramani - January 20, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34580" align="aligncenter" width="908"] BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - AUGUST 04: The
How two under-appreciated factors mobilize violence like the Paris attacks Stefano Costalli and Andrea Ruggeri - December 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32920" align="aligncenter" width="908"] French police officers patrol near the
Egyptian elections on Twitter, far more interesting than Egyptian elections Alexandra Siegel - December 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33141" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Volunteers help voters identify their polling
After this month’s attack in Bamako, what do we know about fundamentalist Islam in Mali? Sebastian Elischer - November 30, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32796" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Malian security officials show an extremist
Can we compare the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and Bamako? Gregory Mann and Andrew Lebovich - November 22, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32540" align="aligncenter" width="908"] French police outside the Radisson Blu
Why are Salafi Islamists contesting Egypt’s election? Jacob Olidort - November 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32061" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Members of the Islamist al-Nour party
What did Tunisia’s Nobel laureates actually achieve? Monica Marks - October 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31323" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A photo taken on January 6,
A provocative article says the Islamic State is a mystery. Here’s why that’s wrong. Costantino Pischedda - August 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28953" align="aligncenter" width="908"] In this June 23, 2014, file
A provocative article says the Islamic State is a mystery. Here's why that's wrong. - August 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28953" align="aligncenter" width="908"] In this June 23, 2014, file
What a garbage crisis tells us about Lebanese politics Rola el-Husseini - August 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28203" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Garbage is piled around a car
Will Tunisia’s fragile transition survive the Sousse attack? Rory McCarthy - June 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26597" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Police officers control the crowd
Tunisian voters balancing security and freedom Radhouane Addala, Elizabeth Nugent, and Chantal Berman - June 1, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25581" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="align center "] A woman holds
Why the Islamic State's annihilation of ancient cultures matters - May 29, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25495" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Syrian citizens walk in the
Why the Islamic State’s annihilation of ancient cultures matters Michael Danti - May 29, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25495" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Syrian citizens walk in the
Why Islamist insurgents are so difficult to coerce Yuri Zhukov and Duffy Toft - May 5, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24310" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Islamic fighters from al-Nusra Front
The Iran deal sharpens the Persian Gulf region’s sectarian divide Frederic Wehrey - April 17, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23825" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Anti-Houthi protesters demonstrate to show
Islamism in the IS age Marc Lynch - March 17, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22788" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iraqi policemen and Shiite fighters hold
Deradicalization revisited Omar Ashour - February 18, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21457" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Religious, political and law enforcement leaders
Why academics can't get beyond moderates and radicals - February 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21194" align="alignnone" width="620"] Protesters from the Islamic Action Front
Why academics can’t get beyond moderates and radicals Jillian Schwedler - February 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21194" align="alignnone" width="620"] Protesters from the Islamic Action Front
The future of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Gulf Kristin Diwan - February 10, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21121" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] A Muslim Brotherhood supporter in
Turkey’s secularization in reverse? Kristin Fabbe - February 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21098" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A banner showing Turkish prime minister
Mutual escalation in Egypt Mokhtar Awad and Nathan Brown - February 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21084" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi delivers
Yemen’s Houthis and Islamist republicanism under strain Stacey Philbrick Yadav - February 2, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22824" align="align center" width="620"]Supporters of Yemen's Houthi movement gather
Yemen's Houthis and Islamist republicanism under strain - February 2, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22824" align="align center" width="620"]Supporters of Yemen's Houthi movement gather
Jihadi-Salafi views of the Islamic State Joas Wagemakers - January 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20557" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A man walks past a
Electoral rules (and threats) cure Bahrain's sectarian parliament - December 1, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18579" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Bahraini man votes in Manama
Electoral rules (and threats) cure Bahrain’s sectarian parliament Justin Gengler - December 1, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18579" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Bahraini man votes in Manama
Reflections on the Arab uprisings Marc Lynch - November 17, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18237" align="aligncenter" width="5616"] Egyptian anti-government protesters chant slogans as
The evolution of Islamism since the Arab uprisings Quinn Mecham - October 24, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17089" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An Egyptian protester ransacks the Muslim
Islamists and their charities Marc Lynch - October 15, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16814" align="aligncenter" width="620"] The Islamic Medical Association's Central Charity
The Boko Haram insurgency, by the numbers Peter Lewis, Nathaniel Allen, and Hilary Matfess - October 6, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16524" align="alignnone" width="620"] A screen grab taken on May
Shifting balances of power in Yemen’s crisis Silvana Toska - September 26, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16249" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Supporters of the Houthi movement shout
Shifting balances of power in Yemen's crisis Silvana Toska - September 26, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16249" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Supporters of the Houthi movement shout
Avoiding old mistakes in the new game of Islamic politics Nathan Brown - September 22, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15996" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Muslims arrive to attend the Friday
The Islamic State won't find it easy to wipe away post-colonial borders William Miles - September 10, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15588" align="aligncenter" width="620"] This image posted on a militant
The Islamic State won’t find it easy to wipe away post-colonial borders William Miles - September 10, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15588" align="aligncenter" width="620"] This image posted on a militant
Would arming Syria’s rebels have stopped the Islamic State? Marc Lynch - August 11, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14274" align="aligncenter" width="525"] Flier for Syria fundraising event in
The jihadist governance dilemma Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Amichai Magen - July 18, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13181" align="aligncenter" width="620"] On June 16,demonstrators chant pro-Islamic State
When jihadists learn how to help Aaron Zelin - May 7, 2014 [caption id="attachment_10160" align="aligncenter" width="567" special=""] Members of the Libyan Salafi
Saudi Arabia’s Muslim Brotherhood predicament Stéphane Lacroix - March 20, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special="POOL PHOTO A SUNDAY, JAN. 5,
Morsi was No Role Model for Islamic Democrats Joshua Tucker - July 18, 2013 The following guest post is from UT-Austin political scientist Jason
This is Not the End of Islamism in Egypt: Beyond the Pro- and Anti-Islamist Divide Joshua Tucker - July 4, 2013 We welcome another guest post from Elizabeth Nugent, a PhD student in the
Contextualizing Religious Profiling in Dagestan: Tsarnaev and the Kotrova Mosque Joshua Tucker - April 25, 2013 The following is the second of two guest posts today
2012 Egyptian Presidential Post-Election Report: President Asterisk Joshua Tucker - June 25, 2012 We are pleased to welcome back University of Texas-Austin political
Election Report: Egyptian Parliamentary Elections Joshua Tucker - January 24, 2012 We are currently in the process of formalizing a relationship
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood’s Seat Bonuses Confirmed John Sides - December 7, 2011 More from Andrew Reynolds: Yesterday on the Monkey Cage I
Democracy and Islam in the Arab Elections Erica Chenoweth - December 6, 2011 The following guest post is from revolutions expert Jack A.