Alexander Liatsis weighs in on the challenges before Iraq’s Prime Minister elect Haider al-Abadi.
Terrorism
Theme
United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: Effective Global Governance or Failed Policy?
A discussion on why the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy is ineffective in curbing terrorism around the world.
Iraq 2014: A Breeding Ground for Foreign Fighters and Fundamentalism
Sayde-Hope Crystal examines the growing export of homegrown terrorists overseas.
A Dark Side of 3D Printers: Printed Guns
Piotr Zulauf examines how the advent of 3D printing may have dangerous consequences.
About-Face: Egypt’s Involvement in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Christian Paas-Lang discusses the history of Egypt’s involvement in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
ISIS & Syria: Obama’s New House of Cards
Samir Mourani examines the approach the United States is taking to target the Islamic State and how the Obama administration finds itself at a crossroads with Bashar al-Assad and his Syrian regime.
Is ISIS more dangerous than al Qaeda?
Stuart Munnich looks at the growing threat posed to the West by ISIS and whether this outstrips that of al Qaeda.
Will Iraq’s Kurds Go it Alone?
With the Islamic State’s capture of Sinjar, Alexander Liatsis weighs in on the prospect of Kurdish independence from Iraq.
Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 Crash: An Act of Terrorism
Samantha Di Santo discusses the effects of the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 on the situation in Ukraine.
L’interdiction de manifestations pro-palestiniennes en France : faisons la part des choses
Tina Bouffet nous dresse un bilan de l’interdiction par la France de certaines manifestations pro-palestiniennes ainsi que de la réaction démesurée de la presse étrangère.