Commentary
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Apr- 2019 -14 April
Boko Haram and the Chibok Abductions: #FiveYearsTooLong
Five years after Boko Haram fighters kidnapped 276 women from Chibok, Dr Elizabeth Pearson looks at how women are exploited in the conflict in northeast Nigeria
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9 April
The US-Israel ‘special relationship’ subsidizes American military industry and Israeli colonialism
The US military industry profiting from the colonization of Palestinian land is a long-term structuring element of the US-Israel special relationship, Anna Badillo argues
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2 April
S-400: A symbol of disobedience in the Middle East
Russia's S-400 defense system undermines US authority as ties between America and its Middle East partners get weaker
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1 April
From Caliphate to International Criminal Tribunal? ISIS detainees raise complicated questions under international law
Delivering justice to ISIS victims is a challenging task that must account for international human rights law and political realities
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Mar- 2019 -25 March
Challenges after the elimination of ISIS
Although defeated on the battlefield, ISIS will continue to be a threat to stability in northern Syria, SDF commander Mazlum Kobane writes
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Feb- 2019 -22 February
Chick-fil-Aism at the Academy? A message to future Air Force leaders.
Part of the challenge of growing into leadership is understanding and embracing those who hold ideologies, views, and even morality different than your own
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21 February
Despite military campaign, security concerns persist in Egypt’s North Sinai
The lesson of shortcomings of successive Egyptian military campaigns seems to be that the real security crisis is the will to examine and learn from failures, Allison McManus argues
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6 February
Patience: Islamic State’s new-found focus on Sabr
Islamic State’s recent focus on ‘Sabr’ strategy and related matters of faith may suggest efforts to tackle decreased morale and low motivation
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4 February
US withdrawal from INF treaty fires the starting pistol on a new arms race
Withdrawal from the Cold War intermediate-range nuclear missile limitation treaty serves under-pressure US President Donald Trump in several ways, Dr Michelle Bentley argues
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Jan- 2019 -31 January
Our honorable sacrifices in Syria deserve justice
Syrian Kurdish leader Aldar Xelil argues that a Turkey-run safe zone in northern Syria would undermine the sacrifices that have brought relative stability to the region
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