Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
In Libya, the government and its network of loosely affiliated militias struggle to defeat the Islamic State while at the same time working to build a functioning Libyan state.
Turkish authorities say the three bombers in the Istanbul attack were Russian, Kyrgyz, and Uzbek, drawing renewed attention to the problem of Islamic radicalization in the former Soviet Union.
While presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is channeling many of the frustrations Americans have with national security and foreign policy, his prescriptions for fixing them do not measure up.
Terrorist attacks in Turkey continue to exacerbate the fracture between the Turkish government and the Kurds. As radicalization increases, is there hope for a political settlement?
Libyans want to move forward with their government, with their economy. The United States has to harness that momentum.
Growing grievances in Tunisia must be dealt with if democracy is to be preserved.
Corruption fuels violent extremism.
What have international efforts achieved so far in preventing a nuclear terrorist attack, and what remains to be done.
Over the course of five years, the uprising in Syria against President Bashar al-Assad has turned into an intractable war destabilizing the entire region.
Recent events in Syria threaten to plunge the region into a broader conflict.