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August 23, 2016
Ali Gharib
The Fog of Unknowing
How perpetual ignorance shapes the never-ending war on terror.
August 22, 2016
Ken Silverstein
The Stolen War
How corruption and fraud created a failed state in Iraq—and led directly to the rise of ISIS.
August 15, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
New documents show that members of ISIS don’t know squat about Islam.
August 12, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
It has come to this: The AP confirms that Obama isn’t the founder of ISIS.
August 12, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
Donald Trump is betting you don’t know what sarcasm is.
August 11, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump can’t even do old-fashioned terrorism casuistry without screwing it up.
August 11, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
Not even Republicans can possibly believe Obama is the “founder” of ISIS. Right?
July 18, 2016
Mia Bloom
Was the Nice Attacker an ISIS “Soldier”? Be Skeptical.
June 30, 2016
Sibel Oktay
Is Turkey Paying for Its Foreign Policy Sins of the Past?
Two policy changes may have opened the door to the Istanbul airport bombing.
June 22, 2016
Saif Alnuweiri
Ted Cruz is getting back to what he does best.
June 17, 2016
Neil Johnson
The Secret Behind Online ISIS Recruitment
Disrupting pro-ISIS online ‘ecosystems’ could help thwart real-world terrorism like in Orlando.
June 14, 2016
Jeet Heer
Was Omar Mateen a self-hating gay man?
May 13, 2016
Charles J. Dunlap, Jr.
Is the U.S. Military Strategy Doing More Harm or Good in the Middle East?
Why the Obama administration's "light footprint" strategy might be counterproductive.
May 10, 2016
Walt Lewellyn
Saving the Grayzone
Why we need moderates, and how their existence helps fight the Islamic State.
April 13, 2016
Kaya Genç
Springtime in Istanbul
Life changes in the midst of terror.
March 23, 2016
Frederic Lemieux
Who Is at Risk for Radicalization?
Examining the demographics that are most vulnerable.
March 23, 2016
Joshua Hersh
What to Do About Brussels
Going to war won't solve Europe's homegrown terrorism problem.
March 22, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Republican candidates spent all morning politicizing the Brussels terrorist attacks.
March 22, 2016
Adam Peck
ISIS has claimed responsibility for this morning’s attacks in Brussels.
March 21, 2016
Elspeth Reeve
A middle-schooler’s hand-drawn Ted Cruz campaign poster asks the most important question about stopping ISIS: “How?”

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