How Britain is going after anti-monarchists ahead of Charles’ coronation
Not everyone is happy about King Charles’ coronation on 6 May. Anti-monarchists have planned ‘Not My King’ protests for the day. However, the British...
Egypt takes lead role on global counterterrorism despite rights concerns
Appointment, alongside EU, condemned by rights groups who fear Cairo will use position to further ‘weaken human rights protections” Egypt has assumed the co-leadership...
Kenyan President: Regional Bloc Won’t Allow Military Rule in Sudan
Nairobi, Kenya — Nearly a month since armed conflict began between rival factions of the military government of Sudan, efforts by the international community...
Decimated Daesh: How feared terror group’s leaders were taken down
Daesh, a terror group formed from al-Qaeda offshoots in Iraq and Syria, has been a primary focus in global counterterrorism efforts in the last...
The US ‘war on terror’, 20 years after ‘mission accomplished’
Experts say ‘lack of democratic accountability’, transparency continue to define US operations against ‘terror’ threats. Washington, DC – Two decades ago, on May 1,...
How Relatives Can Make Radicals
We tend to think violent extremism is all about ideology, but we ignore the power of personal loyalties at our peril. Of the roughly...
Iran pushes for new maritime security zone in bid to intimidate West
Iran’s Defense Minister has suggested that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) increases its role as a maritime organization, with the goal of projecting its...
Military Regimes Cannot Be Peace-Builders or Democracy-Promoters
The Sudan case gives evidence that military and paramilitary regimes cannot be the answer to political and democratic transition in developing countries. In 2002,...
How Long Should Ukrainian Forces Defend Bakhmut? Lessons from Stalingrad
A week ago, a West Point classmate and I were discussing urban warfare. As most discussions on the topic usually do, ours gravitated to...
Taliban using campaign against IS to boost legitimacy
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has intensified its war with the rival Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) terror group, killing several senior leaders and commanders in...