Western Women in ISIS: Naïve Victims, or Violent Terrorists?
“It was a really hard life.” Said by a shaken 16-year-old named Marilyn Nevalainen, these…
Browsing: Middle East
Russia’s exit from Syria: Mission unaccomplished?
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on March 14 that he would begin to remove his…
Peace in Syria? Don’t Hold Your Breath
On Feb. 11 news broke of a potential breakthrough in the Syrian Civil War. Russian-backed…
Arrested Development: The “new capital” in Egypt
The most recent economic conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, was a grand spectacle. Not…
Is Israel on the Brink of a Financial Crisis?
[A version of this was originally posted here] Along with highly publicized remarks on the…
Why Is Israel Losing the Public Relations War
[A version of this originally appeared here] Israel is losing the global PR war, reveals…
Libya: The Islamic State’s Pivot Point
[This was originally published here] Thanks to Allah who kept us alive to see the…
How the Republicans Might Have Accidentally Helped Obama Get Closer to a Deal with Iran
After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu’s March 3 address to Congress without an invitation from…
Mali and the Sahel
[Originally posted here] “You want to cut hands? Here are two! Cut them!” So dares…
Insights | NYU Law Event: Iran, ISIS, and the Future of Gulf Security
Iran, ISIS, and the Future of Gulf Security March 2, 2015 Furman Hall | The…