Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The conflict in Yemen has produced a humanitarian disaster, but possibilities remain for bilateral negotiations between warring parties.
Without a credible partner on the ground, Western governments are struggling to develop a strategy to combat the spread of the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Libya.
The post-Qaddafi power vacuum in Libya has made the country a ripe environment for the spread of the self-proclaimed Islamic State.
An analysis of the week’s top international news stories.
A multipronged approach is needed stop ISIS from profiting from the oil fields under its control.
After the Paris attacks, Europe’s relations with Turkey are likely to focus on reinforcement of security measures.
A recent drone strike targeting ‘Jihadi John’ had diplomatic and strategic implications leading into talks in Vienna on the war in Syria.
The most recent attack in Lebanon by the self-proclaimed Islamic State may reveal a broader regional expansion.
Russian military activities in Syria could create a recruitment boon for the global jihadist movement, and highlight Russia as a target for that movement, as opposed to the United States or other Western partners.
To the Kremlin, Assad is not the source of the problem in Syria—he is actually the way to solve it.