Terrorism & Extremism

Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government take cover during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya, July 15, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic/File Photo - RTSLTSD

A house divided: Why partitioning Libya might be the only way to save it

Federica Saini Fasanotti

Thursday, August 18, 2016

An Islamic State flag is seen in this picture illustration taken February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Don’t celebrate ISIS setbacks too soon

William McCants

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism at the State Department in Washington February 19, 2015. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST) - RTR4Q9O7

The U.S. needs a national prevention network to defeat ISIS

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

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The Islamic State threat to the Middle East

Daniel L. Byman

Monday, August 1, 2016

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What to do when containing the Syrian crisis has failed

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, August 1, 2016

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What are the legal foundations of the Islamic State?

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

France's Minister of Defence Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 5, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Facing threats at home, France should still engage abroad

Philippe Le Corre

Monday, July 25, 2016

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 28, 2015. Obama toured a U.S.-supported food factory in Ethiopia on Tuesday on the last leg of an Africa trip, before winding up his visit at the African Union where he will become the first U.S. president to address the 54-nation body. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Obama’s legacy in African security and development

Monday, July 25, 2016

Reuters/Murad Seze - Turkish flags, with the control tower in the background, fly at half mast at the country's largest airport, Istanbul Ataturk, following yesterday's blast in Istanbul, Turkey, June 29, 2016

How to defeat terrorism: Intelligence, integration, and development

Monday, July 25, 2016

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. July 21, 2016..

Take care of America first? We need allies to do so

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, July 22, 2016