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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.

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The Syrian Spectacle: Paradigm Shift

Hasan Siddiqui guides the discussion of shifting U.S. policy in Syria, tying in Iran’s nuclear programme negotiations and discontentment from America’s regional allies.

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The Iraqi Army: Gaining or Losing Ground?

Our Program Editors debate whether the Iraqi Army (and the militias), alongside the US-led coalition, are actually making progress in the fight against IS.