Why are people in West Africa waving Russian flags? Aoife McCullough - October 28, 2022 Russian propaganda has a wide reach. Here’s what else is boosting pro-Russian sentiment.
In Ethiopia’s civil war, violence against civilians is eroding support for the government Claire Wilmot - December 17, 2021 Minority groups like the Qemant are caught between competing visions of the country’s future
American missionaries were kidnapped for ransom in Haiti. What happens in these cases? Danielle Gilbert - October 23, 2021 Here’s the research on hostage-taking and recovery
The U.S. is pulling out of Afghanistan. Don’t expect an al-Qaeda reboot. Daniel Byman - April 30, 2021 Here’s why the country won’t necessarily become a base for international terrorist attacks
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg became a cultural icon John Schiemann and Bruce Peabody - September 27, 2020 Americans still long for public figures with extraordinary intellectual, physical and moral achievements.
The long, dangerous history of right-wing calls for violence and civil war Sam Jackson - September 9, 2020 In the 1960s and again today, Americans who describe themselves as patriots accuse other Americans of treason.
In Somalia, al-Shabab targeted U.S. and E.U. forces this week. Here’s what these troops are doing there. Paul Williams - October 3, 2019 U.S. airstrikes and al-Shabab attacks are on the rise.
How to watch Star Wars like an insurgent Sarah Parkinson - December 15, 2017 [caption id="attachment_67356" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) in “Rogue
What the JFK assassination files can tell us about the U.S. plot to kill Castro Michael Poznansky - October 30, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65582" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of Fidel Castro welcome their
Sixteen years after 9/11, are we any better at fighting terrorism? Stephen Tankel - September 11, 2017 [caption id="attachment_44889" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] The National 9/11 Flag is unfurled
Trump breaks these 3 rules about how U.S. presidents relate to the military Risa Brooks - August 23, 2017 Editors’ note: After President Trump’s announcement Monday night that the
What’s going on with Qatar? Coates Ulrichsen - June 1, 2017 Tensions have resurfaced in a sustained media onslaught that has
The U.S. can’t fight terrorists in Africa. So guess what it does instead. Charles Thomas - February 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35026" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A crashed MQ-9 Reaper drone seen
Five challenges facing Burkina Faso’s new president (and 3 reasons for optimism) Arsène Bado - January 22, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34418" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian
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
This is what citizens say is needed to end Mali’s insecurity Jaimie Bleck, Guindo Sidiki, and Abdoulaye Dembele - November 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32660" align="aligncenter" width="908"] People stand near the Radisson hotel
Elite fragmentation and securitization in Bahrain Toby Matthiesen - December 5, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18700" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Riot police line up to block
Why Egypt’s military orchestrated a massacre Amy Holmes - August 22, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14786" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A poster of deposed Egyptian President
What’s behind Libya’s spiraling violence? Frederic Wehrey - July 28, 2014 In a region with no shortage of human catastrophes, Libya