Insofar as the defeat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) merits international delight, its emergence in Afghanistan has...

A few years ago, one of the nearly 1,500 satellites orbiting Earth took a picture of the Nigerien desert. On that particular day, the...

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which largely consists of Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), have recently taken over the...

In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly explicitly recognized the human right to clean drinking water, and called upon states and...

On September 16, 2016, international human rights lawyer and red carpet frequenter Amal Clooney delivered a damning speech in front of...

Indonesia, with its over 240 million practicing Muslims, is usually devoid of much of the instability that plagues the...

Western countries routinely and almost systematically regard the Middle East as a historically conflict-ridden region, and the...

Last week, the International Criminal Court found Islamic militant Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi guilty of war crimes and sentenced him to nine...

Mainstream American mass media tends to suggest that the rise of ISIL in the Middle East has been predominantly countered by the efforts...

In light of recent events, it’s evident the threat of terrorism is growing. Western countries, insulated for so long from the chaos in...

The following are two separate interviews presenting contrasting opinions on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly known as...

Three weeks ago, on November 13, gunmen killed 129 people and injured hundreds more in six separate attacks in Paris, France. After...

Dr. Sarah Tobin is an anthropologist at The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University, with expertise in...

Mere months from now, Palmyra, a wonder of the world’s ancient sites and among its best preserved for 1,500 years, may be completely...

In the beginning of September, the Turkish town of Cizre found itself in the midst of an armed conflict between Turkey and the Kurdistan...

Amidst the overthrow of governments in Tunisia and Egypt in 2011, Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies...

In early February, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a recognized terrorist organization, released a video that depicted...

“War” is a loaded term in Germany. It comes as no surprise, then, that ever since the end of World War II, German voters have been...

Dr. Reza Aslan is the author of the New York Times Bestseller “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth.” Currently a professor of...

The Kashmir musk deer is a curious creature. Unlike its American brethren, it’s endangered, elusive and adorned with fangs. Scientists...