Kelsey Berg examines the government’s recent policy to halt public briefings from the Department of National Defence.
The United States of America
The Slow Grind: America’s Bombing Campaign in Syria and Iraq
The U.S. Military might have total air supremacy over the sky’s of Iraq and Syria, but can a bombing campaign alone defeat the Islamic state?
Is Obama Responsible for the Rise of ISIS?
Our editors and special contributor, Professor Asher Susser of Tel Aviv University, consider a question sure to be asked during next year’s U.S. presidential election.
Israel, the U.S., and the Iran Nuclear Agreement
Vanessa Hayford discusses Israel’s opposition to the recent Iran nuclear deal.
Information: The Perfect Weapon in Today’s Wired World, A Three-Part Series
In the final installment of a three-part series, Jenny looks at “countering disinformation campaigns” during the Cold War, and the lessons we can learn from them.
Turkey’s Policy Shift in Iraq and Syria Both Excites, and Baffles NATO
Umaima examines Turkey’s policy shift in Iraq and Syria, and why it’s confusing NATO. Is this a positive, or negative development in the fight against ISIS?
Einstein once asked Freud, “Why war?” Freud replied, “Because man is what he is.”
Victoria asks the questions: Why is sexualized violence so prevalent in modern and historical conflict? Is ISIS’ utilization of sexual violence and slavery the exception or the rule in war?
A Bloody Bargaining Chip: The Armenian Genocide and U.S.-Turkey Relations
Evan Blackwell explores how the contested legacy of the Armenian genocide has been downplayed by the U.S. as it attempts to recruit Turkey in the campaign against ISIS.
Fear, Pain and Coercion: Ali Soufan and the Divisive Debate over a Dark Legacy (Part IV)
In the fourth article of a series on Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Stefan Konrad discusses by former FBI Agent Ali Soufan and his criticism of EITs.
Fear, Pain and Coercion: Jose Rodriguez and a Divisive Debate over a Dark Legacy (Part III)
In part three of a series on Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Stefan Konrad examines the heated debate that has emerged over the past decade and a half.