Terrorism
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Australia doesn’t need more anti-terror laws that aren’t necessary – or even used
While some changes are welcome, others are a cause for concern. One major change is that the legislation will allow…
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When Measuring ISIS’s “Resurgence”, Use the Right Standard
In Iraq, the group does pose a danger. Gauging it properly is key to containing it. Sam Heller ICG On…
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Turkey: Erdogan’s “Leftovers of the Sword”
“We do not allow terrorist leftovers of the sword in our country,” he said, “to attempt to carry out [terrorist] activities.…
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Contending with ISIS in the Time of Coronavirus
This continuing jihadist threat requires the sort of international cooperation that militants hope the virus will sap. ICG As the…
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War in Syria enters tenth year
Over 100,000 civilians have been killed since the conflict began. DW As the world comes to terms with the realities…
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Why Turkey can’t expect military support from NATO over attacks in Syria
Conflict had escalated in the province after Syrian government forces, supported by Russian air power, killed at least 34 Turkish…
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What Afghanistan Can Learn from the Cautionary Tale of Colombia’s Terror Troubles
On February 29, after the completion of a seven-day violence reduction period, U.S. and Taliban negotiators signed a troop withdrawal…
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Judges say investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan can proceed
Judges at the International Criminal Court on March 5 ruled that an investigation into alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan…
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Pashtun Paradise:
Americans tend to think of all their wars in a simplified way in which wars have definite beginnings and ends…
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Turkey and Russia lock horns in Syria as fear of outright war escalates
Both sides are sending stern messages of warning as diplomacy to end the conflict has so far failed to de-escalate…
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Our Bodies, Their Battlefield by Christina Lamb review – groundbreaking on women and war
As a junior researcher on a TV documentary in Uganda in 1986, I was told to ask a question that…
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Iraqi parliament passes resolution to end foreign troop presence
“The government commits to revoke its request for assistance from the international coalition fighting Islamic State due to the end…
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A Perilous Turning Point in the U.S.-Iran Confrontation
Tehran will retaliate – the only question is how – prompting another response from Washington. Robert Malley ICG Allies of…
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Jewish leaders urge action amid increasing anti-Semitism after New York Hanukkah attack
“Again, here we are: mourning another act of senseless anti-Semitic violence committed against our community and praying for those who…
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Warnings of humanitarian crisis in Syria as a quarter of a million flee Russian-backed offensive in Idlib
After weeks of intense bombardment, Syrian government troops backed by Russian forces recently launched a ground offensive against rebel-held areas…
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Behind the Jihadist Attack in Inates
Crisis Group expert Hannah Armstrong explains that the jihadists’ strength is rooted in decades-old communal grievances in the Mali-Niger border…
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