In The News
- in the news | January 22, 2015 | International Security
Pakistan not on the brink but on a rethink
Anatol LievenAnatol Lieven, author of "Pakistan: A Hard Country", said Pakistan now has a new attitude towards domestic militancy but fear of India has not gone... - in the news | January 22, 2015 | International Security
Davos 2015: world leaders 'failing on social cohesion'
“I keep wondering, are we in 2045 still going to have the winners of world war two running the world with vetoes on the security council? Really? B... - in the news | January 22, 2015 | International Security
Anne-Marie Slaughter: U.S. Absence In Paris Confirms Unfortunate Obama Narrative
"[U.S.] leadership would have been better advised to be front and center," Slaughter added. "I thought that was not only a moment missed, but it co... - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Future of War
Fierce Dragon Fighter Gets a Restart
Peter Warren SingerA new FC-1 light fighter, numbered "0213", rolls out of the Chengdu Aviation Corporation factory in January 2015. The "Fierce Dragon" FC-1 multirol... - in the news | January 22, 2015 | International Security
Expert Discusses Modi's Policies
Dr. Anish Goel, Senior South Asia Fellow at the New American Foundation, recently spoke at Asia Society Texas Center about Narendra Modi’s rise to ... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Fellows
Hot pastrami and the decline of secular, Jewish-American identity
Peter BeinhartIn the grand drama of American Jewish assimilation, there are winners and losers. And painful as it is to imagine the knish being deposited in hist... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | International Security
What is Obama's development legacy?
“There have been specific initiatives,” Anne-Marie Slaughter said, “but I think [the] most important is the elevation of development.” - in the news | January 20, 2015 | Fellows
A Split in the State of the Union
Only this year did Obama truly claim victory, declaring that 2014 was “a breakthrough year for America, our economy is growing and creating jobs at... - in the news | January 20, 2015 | International Security
Should nations just pay ISIS ransom?
Peter Bergen, Emily SchneiderIf there's not an escape or a successful rescue effort, Western governments whose citizens are held by ISIS have only the options of either a negot... - in the news | January 20, 2015 | International Security
A significant study of the world’s disappearing communities
As Russell comments, these “forgotten kingdoms” remind us of our own ignorance about them and also provide their own eloquent witness in a religiou... - in the news | January 19, 2015 | Future of War
How the Kouachi brothers turned to terrorism
Before they died, one of the brothers spoke on the phone to a journalist from the French news network BFM saying, "We are just telling you that we ... - in the news | January 18, 2015 | International Security
BJP assertiveness could lose India important opportunities: Anatol Lieven
Anatol LievenUnder Obama, the US has certainly pulled back considerably from the megalomaniac policies of the Bush administration. This reflects a profound war-... - in the news | January 16, 2015 | International Security
Is the U.S. at risk of a Paris-like attack?
U.S. security officials warn that the United States is at risk of similar attacks to those that occurred in Paris. Attorney General Eric Holder tol... - in the news | January 15, 2015 | International Security
Is Egypt a rising tiger on the Nile?
As the global investor community circles, Egypt has once again become a part of the emerging markets conversation. The real test will be how that f... - in the news | January 15, 2015 | Future of War
Spare a Thought for Those Who Are Not Charlie
If you want to be mourned by millions of marchers and eulogized by dozens of reverential world leaders, apparently you need to be Charlie Hebdo — a... - in the news | January 15, 2015 | International Security
Did Obama's inaction in Yemen lead to Paris?
Four months later, that strategy is on pause — and its success in doubt.Since mid-September, the U.S. has conducted just three drone strikes in Yem... - in the news | January 15, 2015 | International Security
Satellite images show growing danger of Boko Haram
Nigerian villages destroyed, hundreds killed - in the news | January 15, 2015 | International Security
How to prevent another Paris? Experts debate issues that divide, unite
Should we be optimistic or pessimistic about whether attacks like the one in Paris can be prevented in the future? CNN hosted an email discussion f... - in the news | January 14, 2015 | International Security
Gerard Russell on the Disappearing Religions of the Middle East
“It’s just useful when we see today the narrative of conflict to remember that it was actually possible for faiths to coexist quite remarkably,” sa... - in the news | January 14, 2015 | International Security
Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms: Journeys Into the Disappearing Religions of the Middle East
Gerard Russell shows in his new book Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms that this tradition can in fact be driven back much further to early roots in Baby... - in the news | January 14, 2015 | International Security
The Fate of Foreign Fighters Returning from Syria and Iraq
Richard BarettForeign fighters are travelling to Syria and Iraq on an ‘unprecedented scale’ according to a recent United Nations report, which finds that 15,000 ... - in the news | January 14, 2015 | Future of War
The Future of Terrorism According to VICE
Peter Warren SingerWhether it is the advancement of and availability of cheap drones to the ease of carrying out a cyberattack, future terrorists will find it easier ...