Editor’s Picks
-
Jun- 2018 -25 JuneCommentary
Libya: more violence to come as groups jockey for control leading up to elections
Clashes between a weakened General Haftar and immensely unpopular Ibrahim Jadhran’s men raise the possibility of Libya’s complete destruction, The Atlantic Council's Erin A. Neale says
Read More » -
21 JuneCommentary
Assad’s bluff may double as a gain for Syria’s Kurds
President Bashar al-Assad has threatened military action against northern Syria, but do his threats cloak an opportunity for a deal with the Kurds?
Read More » -
21 JuneCommentary
For Yemen’s southern resistance, the next battle is for independence
Yemen’s internal splits have festered for years, but a move towards independence in the south could change the miserable status quo, Abdulsalam Mused of the Southern Transitional Council argues
Read More » -
5 JuneMiddle East
Biji Manbij? US and Turkey plan for the Syrian city’s future without the YPG
After months of talks and threats of military action against the strongest force fighting ISIS in Syria, the U.S. and Turkey agreed to a ‘roadmap’ that would see the YPG leave Manbij
Read More » -
1 JuneAfrica
Decades after the end of empire, Portugal’s military returns to Africa in a new role
Decades after Portugal ended its more than 500-year-old empire in Africa, the Portuguese military has returned in force, from Mali to Somalia, and now Central African Republic
Read More » -
May- 2018 -29 MayCommentary
Trump’s nuclear weapons policy? He doesn’t have one
The North Korea nuclear talks demonstrate that Trump takes an ad-hoc approach to nuclear issues, but there is no wider policy controlling what he does
Read More » -
26 MayCommentary
Project Maven does not make Google evil
As controversy rages over Google working with the U.S. military to include its AI software in American drone programs, Saahil Dama argues that regulation of autonomous weapons systems – not prohibition – is key
Read More » -
25 MayAsia Pacific
A war over water: Fall of Farah exposes a new proxy front in Afghanistan’s conflict
Iran is seen to recognize western Afghanistan as its ‘area of influence’ where it identifies development activities such as the building of dams as competition rather than cooperation
Read More » -
22 MayAsia Pacific
A shortcut to heaven: How women and children became suicide bombers in Indonesia
A desire to enter heaven together motivated three Indonesian women to join their husbands in forcing their children to carry out suicide attacks
Read More » -
12 MayCommentary
Will the Korean Spring bring a just peace?
The stunning pace of diplomatic events on the Korean Peninsula are hopeful but beg many questions. Colonel David Murphy asks: Why the sudden change in strategic direction by the Kim regime?
Read More »