Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The heavy crackdown in Sinai is being questioned after repeated attacks by armed groups in the peninsula.
From the Islamic State in Iraq to Boko Haram in Nigeria, corruption lies at the root of many of today’s international crises.
Jordan’s participation in the fight against the Islamic State, particularly outside its borders, is problematic to some Jordanians. With the pilot hostage situation, the government is caught between two very bad situations.
Corruption acts as a thread tying recent frightening international security crises together.
The Pegida movement has awoken Germany, but Islamophobia is a Europe-wide phenomenon whose roots lie in the alienation of citizens from politics.
The violence in Sanaa has pushed the Yemeni government to the brink, and what is happening inside will almost certainly reverberate across the globe.
Kobani is a town of incredible significance for the Syrian and Turkish Kurds, but looking at its strategic significance to U.S. strategy, it appears secondary.
In 1996, the Taliban seized control of Kabul, Afghanistan, and imposed strict rules for Afghanis. That moment served as a pivot point for the rise of radical Islam and the roots of terrorism still being felt today.
The U.S.-led air strikes threaten to alienate more moderate groups in Syria.
A growing number of countries are joining the U.S.-led fight against ISIS, one of the world’s most well-funded terrorist groups.